About Harsawa BADA in FATEHPUR SHEKHAWATI, Fatehpur

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.
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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.
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.
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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.