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About Harshwara Village

Harshwara is a large village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,166, made up of 1,623 males and 1,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1595 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harshwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harshwara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 1595 hectares
Population 3,166
Male Population 1,623
Female Population 1,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harshwara compares

By the 2011 count Harshwara is the 18th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1595 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harshwara

Harshwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harshwara as Available within <5 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 Harshwara from other places

Harshwara lies about 88 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ratanpur, about 8.7 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 Harshwara
Nearest railway station Marwar Ratanpur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 14 km
Nearest town Dhanera 24 km
District headquarters Jalor 88 km

Villages closest to Harshwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniwara 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 Harshwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Harshwara village had a population of 3,166. That makes it the 18th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Harshwara village has 1,623 males and 1,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harshwara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Harshwara is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harshwara covers 1595 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harshwara falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Harshwara is Marwar Ratanpur, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harshwara.

Harshwara is about 88 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harshwara is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Ratanpur is about 8.7 km away. Raniwara is about 14 km away. Dhanera is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandardi (1.9 km), Maitriwara (3.6 km) and Gang (4.1 km).

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

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