About Heran Village

Heran is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,820, made up of 1,483 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heran village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141107
Area (hectares)	735 hectares
Population	2,820
Male Population	1,483
Female Population	1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Heran compares

By the 2011 count Heran is the 17th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 735 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Heran

Heran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heran from other places

Heran lies about 32 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 8.2 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 Heran
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	10 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	10 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	32 km

Villages closest to Heran

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

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Common questions about Heran

As per the Census of India 2011, Heran village had a population of 2,820. That makes it the 17th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Heran village has 1,483 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heran has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Heran is 141107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heran covers 735 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heran falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Heran is Chaukiman, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Heran.

Heran is about 32 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heran is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 8.2 km away. Raikot is about 10 km away. Rāikot is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.