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About Heon Village

Heon is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,616, made up of 1,314 males and 1,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 498 hectares
Population 2,616
Male Population 1,314
Female Population 1,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Heon compares

By the 2011 count Heon is the 21st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 498 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Heon

Heon 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 Heon as Available within <5 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 Heon from other places

Heon lies about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar. 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 Heon
Nearest town Banga 2.3 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 16 km

Villages closest to Heon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heon village had a population of 2,616. That makes it the 21st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Heon village has 1,314 males and 1,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heon has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Heon is 144505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heon covers 498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heon falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Heon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Heon.

Heon is about 12 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.

Heon is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about 2.3 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Nawanshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hapowal (1.5 km), Kajla (1.5 km) and Khatkar Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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