About Herian Village

Herian is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 511 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144511
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	992
Male Population	511
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Herian compares

By the 2011 count Herian is the 142nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Herian

Herian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Herian 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Herian from other places

Herian lies about 6.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 6.3 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 Herian
Nearest railway station	Khatkarkalan Jhandaji	6.3 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	6.4 km
Nearest town	Banga	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	12 km

Villages closest to Herian

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.

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Common questions about Herian

As per the Census of India 2011, Herian village had a population of 992. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Herian village has 511 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herian has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Herian is 144511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herian covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Herian is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Herian.

Herian is about 6.4 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.

Herian is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 6.3 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 6.4 km away. Banga is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.