Saharwa village was established about 350 years ago in what was then Punjab province.

In 2013 the village was identified by the Geological Survey of India as having large reserves of gypsum.

The child sex ratio as per the census is 987, higher than the Haryana average of 834.

Of 2302 workers engaged in main work, 1152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 179 were agricultural labourers.

Saharwa has one of the oldest and largest rural water works in the state (established in 1971).

The ones situated close to the village are more dirty water collections of a large size.

A co-operative society and Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank Branch is located at the bus stand.

Brahm Dev is an influential farmer and pioneer of strawberry cultivation in the village.

He is also current Zila Parishad member and current Zila Parishad Chairman of District Hisar; his father, Chudhary Tulsi Ram Ji, was also elected as sarpanch of the village many times.

Local administration is through the panchayat (elected body) and patwari (revenue officer).

Saharwa has a continental climate, with very hot summers and relatively cool winters.

Hisar experiences a weak monsoon season, from late June to September, with about 15 inches (380 mm) of rain.

Winter starts in November and is mild and sunny, although temperatures may reach freezing on some nights.

On the southern end of the village is an artificial lake created by the overflow of water from the BN Chakarbarthy (renamed Siwani Feeder) canal at the first pump house.