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About Heir Village

Heir is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 284 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143105
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 284
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Heir compares

By the 2011 count Heir is the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Heir

Heir is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Heir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heir from other places

Heir lies about 9.7 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Amritsar Junction, about 8.3 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 Heir
Nearest town Nangli 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Amritsar Junction 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 9.7 km
District headquarters Amritsar 9.7 km

Villages closest to Heir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Heir

As per the Census of India 2011, Heir village had a population of 553. That makes it the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Heir village has 284 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heir has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Heir is 143105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heir covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heir falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Heir is Amritsar Junction, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Heir.

Heir is about 9.7 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heir is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Nangli is about 6.4 km away. Amritsar Junction is about 8.3 km away. Amritsar II is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Heir (under 2 km), Abadi Naushera (under 2 km) and Kherabad (under 2 km).

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

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