About Hedon Village

Hedon is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 349 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hedon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedon village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	115 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	349
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hedon compares

By the 2011 count Hedon is the 94th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 937.

Getting to Hedon

Hedon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hedon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hedon from other places

Hedon lies about 27 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 16 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 town	Māchhīwāra	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Samrala	16 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	27 km

Villages closest to Hedon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 672. That makes it the 94th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Hedon village has 349 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedon has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Hedon is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hedon covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hedon falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hedon is Samrala, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hedon.

Hedon is about 27 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hedon is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Māchhīwāra is about 7.1 km away. Balachaur is about 13 km away. Samrala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.