Harsawa (हरसावा) is a village located in Sikar district of Shekhawati region in Rajasthan state, India. As of the 2001 census, the village had a total population of 1695. The village Harsawa is within the Fatehpur Tehsil in the south direction of Fatehpur town at a distance of 8 km on National Highway-11. Sand dunes of Thar Desert can be seen in Harsawa. Sikar is a town and district place in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... Shekhawati (शेखावाटी) is a semi-arid region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. ... Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Fatehpur is a town of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. ... Fatehpur is a town of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. ... This article is about the sand formations, for other meanings see Dune (disambiguation) Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert, with the India-Pakistan border superimposed. ...

Tecomella undulata tree at village Harsawa

Tecomella undulata at village Harsawa. ...

History

After the defeat of last Hindu King of Delhi Prithviraj Chauhan, in the second Battle of Tarain in 1192, The Jats in his army moved to the countryside and settled as cultivators at various places in India. Initially Saharan gotra Jats had come to this place and started temporary cultivation. After some time Saharan Jat left this place. The Nehra gotra Jats from nearby village Banthod migrated to this place and started cultivation. One of these Nehra gotra Jats was Harsa Nehra who founded the village Harsawa in 1287 AD. Later on Dhaka gotra Jats from Juliasar and Datujala villages, Thori gotra Jats from Ramsisar, Bhaskar gotra jats from Rajas, Lamoria gotra Jats from Antroli and Dhayal gotra Jats from Fuskani villages also settled in Harsawa. A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal. ... It has been suggested that National Capital Territory of Delhi be merged into this article or section. ... Prithviraj III (1165?-1192) was a king of the Rajput Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty. ... The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192 at Tarain, the site of the First Battle of Tarain a year earlier. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Jats are now preeminently a farming community. ... Saharan or Saran is a gotra of jats in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. ... Jats are now preeminently a farming community. ... Nehra is surname found in Jats in India. ... Jats are now preeminently a farming community. ... Nehra is surname found in Jats in India. ... Jats are now preeminently a farming community. ... Nehra is surname found in Jats in India. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ... Thor carries his hammer and wears his belt of strength in this illustration from an 18th century Icelandic manuscript. ... Bhukar or Bhuker or Bhakar is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana in India. ...

Geography

Route Bikaner to Jaipur National Highway-11 passes through the village Harsawa. Harsawa is located at 27°55' North, 74°59' East. The railway line from Bikaner to Jaipur also passes through it. The total geographical area of the village is 4000 bigha. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Also known as the Pink City, Jaipur has a long, rich and colorful history. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Also known as the Pink City, Jaipur has a long, rich and colorful history. ...

The natural climatic conditions in the village are very harsh and extreme. The temperature ranges from sub-zero in winters to more than 50 °C in summers. The summers bring hot waves of air called "loo". The village lies in the Thar Desert region. Annual rainfall is very low, of the scale of 450 mm. The ground water in the village is hard and salty and as deep as 200 feet (60 m). The people in the region depend on rainwater for agriculture. The rainwater is stored in pucca tanks and used for drinking purposes. On an average the region faces every third year as a dry year and every eighth year as a famine year. During famine years it becomes very difficult for the animals to survive for want of fodder and the cattle population goes down drastically. Harsawa is located near village Garinda.Garinda is also a great historical village. A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert, with the India-Pakistan border superimposed. ...

Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there were 1695 people out of them 829 were male and 866 were female. Literacy percentage in the village is 81.17%. About ninety percent of the population is of Jat caste. The Jat families include Nehra, Dhaka, Lamoria, Thori, Bhaskar and Dhayal clans. The other castes include Rajputs, Brahmans, Swami, Harijans, Naik and Jangir. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This page refers to the Jat people of India and Pakistan. ... Caste systems have existed throughout history and throughout the world, but the most well-known caste system today is the Indian Varna system. ... This page refers to the Jat people of India and Pakistan. ... Nehra is surname found in Jats in India. ... The word Caste is derived from the Portuguese word casta, meaning lineage, breed or race. ... A Rajput ( राजपूत from Sanskrit राजपुत्र rāja-putra, son of a king) is a member of a prominent caste who live throughout northern and central India, primarily in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, which was called Rajputana until reorganization of Indias states after independence. ... Here the underlined vowels carry the Vedic Sanskrit udātta pitch accent. ... In South Asias caste system, an untouchable, dalit, or achuta is a person outside of the four castes, and considered below them. ...

Economy

The main occupation of the villgers is agriculture. There are 140 persons serving the Indian Army, Central and State Govts. About 110 people have gone to Arab countries for earning. 3 families of Dhadhi caste are engaged in music and have gone to Pakistan. Large number of people of the village work in Agricultural Research Station Fatehpur and Central Sheep Breeding Farm Fatehpur, which are located just adjoining the village. The Arabs ((Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large ethnic group widespread in the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Fatehpur is a town of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. ... Fatehpur is a town of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. ...

Education

Harsawa is considered to be a progressive village of the region. Education in the village was started in 1934 with the cooperation of villagers. Hardev Singh Nehra started formal education in 1935 with the help of Birlas under ‘Varnacular’ scheme. The first Primary School was started by the state Govt. in 1949. Presently it has been upgraded to High School. Number of private schools is also. Nehra is surname found in Jats in India. ... The Birla family is a business house from India. ...

Role in the abolition of Jagirs

Harsawa has played an important role in the abolition of Jagirs. Before independence the conditions of the farmers were worst. The farmers were exploited and oppressed by the Jagirdars during British Raj. They were deprived of fundamental rights. They were given inhuman treatment when the Jagirdars did not get cesses known as “lag” or “begar” in time, they were given hard punishments and their crops used to be destroyed. The farmers of Harsawa united against oppression of Jagirdars and stopped giving cesses. Chaudhari Motaram and 15 others of the village Harsawa were arrested by Raja of Sikar in 1935 and imprisoned for three months. Farmers, mainly the Jats, under the leadership of Hardev Singh Nehra joined ‘Sikar Jat-Kisan-Panchayat’ and ‘Jaipur Praja-Mandal’ along with the Shekhawati farmers. After a long struggle the farmers got rid of oppression and got the ownership rights over the land they were cultivating. A Jagir is a small territory granted by a ruler to an army chieftain (called a sardar in Marathi language) in recognition of his military service. ... The British Raj (also simply known as the Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Bhutan, were under the colonial authority of the British. ... A Jagir is a small territory granted by a ruler to an army chieftain (called a sardar in Marathi language) in recognition of his military service. ... Sikar is a town and district place in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... Jats are now preeminently a farming community. ... Nehra is surname found in Jats in India. ... Shekhawati (शेखावाटी) is a semi-arid region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. ...

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