| Voice of Harda : Sanjay
Jangre
Harda District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3330.0 Km2
Population in Harda (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 570,302
Male : 295,208
Female : 275,094
Under 6 population
Total : 82,183
Male : 42,788
Female : 39,395
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 12679
In seeing : 6703
In speech : 639
In hearing : 882
In movement : 3571
Mental : 884
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 53
Sex Ratio Rank : 209
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 491 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 255 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Harda District
In the 'Mugal' History a prosperous village Handiya
was situated on the west of Harda. After some years the area of
Harda and Mahemudabad get increased. In the time of British rule
, British tried to bring Harda in the progressive frame work. Harda
got situated by combining KulHarda and Mehmudabad Villages. After
getting the Railway line the conditions of the place becomes more
good and the area also gets more developed. In 1857 British officers
worked here as Judge and Administrative Officers.
Harda was one of the larger place in the old 'Madhya
Prant' and includes area of 'SiwniMalwa.' In the ascept of language
,Harda language and culture is having effect of 'Malwa' and 'Nimad'
Mainly the language which is used in harda is known as Bhuani and
the region is called as the Bhuana area. Bhuana stands for the more
fertilized land . In the south hill region of harda we can find
the Tribal ,'Gond' and 'Korku' peoples. Previously in the south
region of harda there was 'Makdae' rule and the 'Gond' king was
the ruler . The 'Bihola' village of harda was the developed 'Rajaswa'
center in 'Mugal' . The area which was called as 'Gondwana' becomes
non tribal in the British rule. As the workers, administration officials
, farmers and business comunity was in touch with the states like
Maharashtra , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Gujrat from last 150
years the area got influenced by the culture of all these states.
On 18 May 1867 British established the 'Nagar Palika
' in Harda and from 1920 the work was done as per the republic manner.
The under ground Drainage in Harda is best example of the British
architect . For administration purpose Tahsil Harda was establised
in the year 1913. In the struggle for the freedom of India, Harda
freedom fighters were in the first row. In 1916 Lokamanya Tilak
visited Harda which had given more power to congress in Harda. On
08-12-1933 Mahatma Gandhi visited Harda for the Harijan welfare
. Bapuji traveled Harda for 4 hours. Bapuji admired the work of
officials and volunteers of Harda . Harda is the birth place for
the Prof. MahseshDattji Meshr who was very closely associated with
Mahatma Gandhi. On 15 Aug 1947 S.D.O Shri Beretha hosted the Indian
flag on the police station of Harda.
Collector & DM
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