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About Heon Village

Heon is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 13 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,615 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 10.24 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 13
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,615
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heon compares

By the 2011 count Heon is the 421st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 10.24 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Heon

Heon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Heon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heon from other places

Heon lies about 3.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Heon
Nearest railway station Taradevi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 3.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.8 km

Villages closest to Heon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Heon

As per the Census of India 2011, Heon village had a population of 34. That makes it the 421st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Heon village has 13 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heon has about 1615 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Heon is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heon covers 10.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heon falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Heon is Taradevi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Heon.

Heon is about 3.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heon is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 2.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 3.8 km away. Shimla is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pati Rahana (under 2 km), Koara (under 2 km) and Nahra (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Heon today is likely to be higher.

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