About Herike Village

Herike is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,177, made up of 1,680 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 996.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herike village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148025
Area (hectares)	996.4 hectares
Population	3,177
Male Population	1,680
Female Population	1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Herike compares

By the 2011 count Herike is the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 996.4 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Herike

Herike is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Herike as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Herike from other places

Herike lies about 21 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Alal, about 2.8 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 Herike
Nearest railway station	Alal	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	15 km
Nearest town	Dhūri	15 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	21 km

Villages closest to Herike

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Herike village had a population of 3,177. That makes it the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Herike village has 1,680 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herike has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Herike is 148025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herike covers 996.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Herike falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Herike is Alal, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Herike.

Herike is about 21 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herike is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Alal is about 2.8 km away. Dhuri is about 15 km away. Dhūri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.