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About Harsolao Village

Harsolao is one of the larger villages in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,581, made up of 4,897 males and 4,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5919.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harsolao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsolao village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 342902
Area (hectares) 5919.81 hectares
Population 9,581
Male Population 4,897
Female Population 4,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harsolao compares

By the 2011 count Harsolao is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 5919.81 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 958.

Getting to Harsolao

Harsolao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harsolao as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harsolao from other places

Harsolao lies about 54 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Gotan, about 7.7 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 Harsolao
Nearest railway station Gotan 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 33 km
District headquarters Nagaur 54 km

Villages closest to Harsolao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsolao village had a population of 9,581. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Harsolao village has 4,897 males and 4,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsolao has about 957 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Harsolao is 342902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harsolao covers 5919.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harsolao falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Harsolao is Gotan, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harsolao.

Harsolao is about 54 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsolao is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Gotan is about 7.7 km away. Merta is about 33 km away. Nagaur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daron Ki Dhani (5.0 km), Shiv (5.0 km) and Gothan (7.4 km).

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

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