# Harsood Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Harsood

Harsood is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 93 households**, the 132nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 415people (2011)
- 93households
- 73.2%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Harsood PIN code and other codes

Harsood falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487204

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Harsood from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)50 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Harsood?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Harsood; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Harsood known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 82% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Harsood

Of every 100 households in Harsood in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Harsood · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**3%

None of these assets ****47%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Harsood?

■ Harsood · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**905

Working population ****55.4%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (68%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 30 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Seoni-Malwa

- Bhela459 people
- Chandakhad444 people
- Barkhedi431 people
- Keolajhir430 people
- Dhandiwada387 people
- Shahpur385 people
- Begania379 people
- Nayagaon378 people

[All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harsood from Hoshangabad?50 km by road
- What is the population of Harsood?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harsood in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harsood?73.2% (Census 2011)