About Harshil Village

Harshil is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 1,157 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 41 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harshil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harshil village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249135
Area (hectares)	26.99 hectares
Population	1,205
Male Population	1,157
Female Population	48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	41
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harshil compares

By the 2011 count Harshil is the 9th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 26.99 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Harshil

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

How far is Harshil from other places

Harshil lies about 44 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 104 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 Harshil
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	27 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	44 km
Nearest town	Tehri	75 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	104 km

Villages closest to Harshil

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

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Common questions about Harshil

As per the Census of India 2011, Harshil village had a population of 1,205. That makes it the 9th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Harshil village has 1,157 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harshil has about 41 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Harshil is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harshil covers 26.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harshil falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Harshil is Dehradun, about 104 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harshil.

Harshil is about 44 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harshil is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 27 km away. Uttarkashi is about 44 km away. Tehri is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.