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- LGD code
- 86766
- Pincode
- 344705
- Post office
- Gunga
- Population
- 1,193
- Households
- 186
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Sex ratio
- 879 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 487
- Distance to district centre
- 131 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 68 km
- Distance to Jaipur
- 465 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 651 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gypsum · 55 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shree Karni Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Harwecha compares
By population, Harwecha ranks #27 of 160 villages in Sheo mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.3%
+12.9% vs mandal average
- Harwecha
- 58.3%
- Sheo mandal
- 45.4%
- Barmer district
- 45.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
879
−1 vs mandal average
- Harwecha
- 879
- Sheo mandal
- 880
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Harwecha
- 6.4
- Sheo mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Harwecha at a glance
Harwecha is a village of 1,193 people in 186 households (Census 2011) in Sheo tehsil, Barmer district, Rajasthan, the 27th-largest of 160 villages in Sheo tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 13 points above the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 879 women per 1,000 men. It lies 131 km from the Barmer district centre, 55 km from Gypsum railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 344705, served by Gunga post office; the LGD village code is 86766. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shree Karni Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Baytoo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 1,407 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Harwa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harwecha · this village | 1,193 | 58% | — |
| Harwa · Sheo | 1,417 | 49% | 1.3 km N |
| Chak Bhanska · Sheo | 774 | 57% | 3.8 km S |
| Chak Negarda · Sheo | 83 | 45% | 3.8 km NW |
| Mege Ka Gaon · Sheo | 709 | 40% | 4.4 km W |
| Hathisingh Ka Gaon · Sheo | 859 | 50% | 7.3 km S |
| Jhanphli Khurd · Sheo | 248 | 63% | 7.9 km SW |
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Key facts — Harwecha
- LGD code
- 86766
- Pincode
- 344705
- Post office
- Gunga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,193
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,407
- Households
- 186
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 879
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Coordinates
- 26.24672°N, 71.17453°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barmer
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baytoo
- Member of Parliament
- Ummeda Ram Beniwal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Harish Chaudhary
- Block / Mandal
- Sheo
Getting there
How to reach Harwecha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Jaipur465 kmcapital
- Delhi651 km
- Mumbai816 km
- Hyderabad1241 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGypsum55 km
- Hospital / PHCShree Karni Hospital9 km
- CollegeEngineering College Barmer54 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 344705
Villages near Harwecha
Other villages in Sheo mandal
View all 60+ →- Sheo
- Goonga
- Kanasar
- Bhiyad
- Neembala
- Rajbera
- Pusar
- Negrada
- Undoo
- Bhimnagar
- Mokhab Kalan
- Harwa
- Dhanani Meghwalon Ki Dhani
- Thoombali
- Mokhab Khurd
- Kashmir
- Oonchawara
- Langon Ki Dhani
- Arang
- Rajdal
- Bisoo Kalan
- Gorsiyon Ki Tala
- Junejon Ki Basti
- Aakli
- Laxmipura
- Jhanphli Kalan
- Dheerji Ki Dhani
- Prahladpura
- Budhatala
- Ambawari
- Ratri
- Motinara
- Dholkiya
- Mandaliya
- Matuja
- Kanasar Golai
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)