Harisal | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 21.5318°N 77.1074°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Amravati |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Dharni |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Other spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Pin code |
Postal Code: | 444813 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | MH |
Iso Code: | IN-MH |
Harisal is a village situated in the Amravati district, Maharashtra, India. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,479 persons. Harisal is India's first digital village and has been adopted by Microsoft.[1] [2]
The village falls under the Dharni Tehsil and is governed by a tahsildar. As per the 2011 census, Harisal had 324 households with a population of 1,479, consisting of 776 males and 703 females. About 205 people are children between the ages of one and six. The total Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population in the village was 935 people and of which 141 ware Scheduled Castes, the rest 794 people are Scheduled Tribes.
Located in the Melghat region of Amravati district, the villages close to Harisal are Adhav, Duni, Kakarmal, Malur, and Mangiya. The surrounding Talukas to Harisal areAchalpur Taluka, Akot Taluka, Chikhaldara Taluka, and Khalwa Taluka.