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About Harbha Village

Harbha is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 339 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3211.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harbha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harbha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 3211.7 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 339
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harbha compares

By the 2011 count Harbha is the 61st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 3211.7 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Harbha

Harbha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harbha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harbha from other places

Harbha lies about 20 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 63 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Harbha
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 63 km

Villages closest to Harbha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Harbha

As per the Census of India 2011, Harbha village had a population of 644. That makes it the 61st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Harbha village has 339 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harbha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Harbha is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harbha covers 3211.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harbha falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Harbha is Jaisalmer, about 63 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harbha.

Harbha is about 20 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harbha is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 20 km away. Jaisalmer is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pancha (3.1 km), Toga (4.9 km) and Neemba (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harbha today is likely to be higher.

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