Harsud

Harsud was a town and municipality in Khandwa in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Although the town was more than 700 years old, it was submerged under the waters of the Indira Sagar dam in July 2004.

Harsud हरसूद (छनेरा) Channera
Town
Harsud Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Harsud Harsud (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.1°N 76.73°E / 22.1; 76.73
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Founded by	Harshvardhan
Government
• Type	Nagar Parishad
Area
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	22,052
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MP-12

Geography

Harsud was located at 22.1°N 76.73°E / 22.1; 76.73^[1] and had an average elevation of 243 metres (800 feet). The town was relocated to Chhanera (New Harsud)^[2] after the old town was submerged.

Wards

15 Wards in Harsud.

• Gandhi Ward
• Tilak Ward
• Asaf Ali Nagar
• Laxmibai Ward
• Mirza Ward
• Tughlaq Ward
• Meghnagar
• Jyotinagar
• Nehru Ward
• Sarojini Nagar
• Azamnagar
• Roopnagar
• Harsud Panchayat
• Sultania Ward
• Hanuman Nagar

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[3] Harsud had a population of 15,871, and was 52% male and 48% female. Harsud's average literacy rate of 69%, 77% male literacy and 61% female literacy, was higher than the national average of 59.5%. 14% of Harsud's population was under 6 years of age.

Religions

As of the 2011 Indian census

Hindu 81.87%

Muslim 16.61%

Jain 01.16%

Christian 0.32%

Sikh 0.01%

Others 0.02%

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Harsud
2. "Only 5696 families moved out of Harsud". OutlookIndia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.