Harisal

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Harisal
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Harisal
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Harisal
Harisal (India)
Coordinates: 21°31′55″N77°06′27″E / 21.5318447°N 77.1074103°E / 21.5318447; 77.1074103 Coordinates: 21°31′55″N77°06′27″E / 21.5318447°N 77.1074103°E / 21.5318447; 77.1074103
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dharni
Languages
  Official Marathi
  Other spoken Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code
444813
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Vehicle registration 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.[ citation needed ] Harisal is India's first digital village and has been adopted by Microsoft. [1] [2]

Demography

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.

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References

  1. Thevar, Krishna (19 April 2017). "Maharashtra to have India's first ideal digital village (Harisal)". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "Maharashtra's Harisal to become India's first ideal digital village". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.