About Hedon Village

Hedon is a large village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,092, made up of 1,100 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hedon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedon village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141414
Area (hectares)	623 hectares
Population	2,092
Male Population	1,100
Female Population	992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hedon compares

By the 2011 count Hedon is the 16th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 908.

Getting to Hedon

Hedon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hedon as Available within village. 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 Hedon from other places

Hedon lies about 40 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 6.2 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 Hedon
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	6.8 km
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	40 km

Villages closest to Hedon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hedon village had a population of 2,092. That makes it the 16th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Hedon village has 1,100 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedon 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 908.

The pincode recorded for Hedon is 141414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hedon covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hedon falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hedon is Khamanon, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hedon.

Hedon is about 40 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hedon is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Khamanon is about 6.2 km away. Samrala is about 6.8 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.