# Heran Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Heran

Heran is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 84 households**, the 132nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 406people (2011)
- 84households
- 74.0%literacy
- 144702PIN code

## Heran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heran is 144702.** Heran falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144702
- Gram panchayatHeran
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029780

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Heran from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Lohian Khass (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Heran?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Heran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Heran known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. About 92% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Heran

Of every 100 households in Heran in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Heran · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**26%

Tap water ****33%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**56%

Use banking services ****63%**

**71%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**12%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Heran?

■ Heran · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**862

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 67.4% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 49 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot

- Khanpur Rajputan448 people
- Jaffarpur443 people
- Jafarwal420 people
- Badli410 people
- Namazipur402 people
- Theh Kushalgarh382 people
- Mundi Shehrian377 people
- Saleman377 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heran?144702
- How far is Heran from Jalandhar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Heran?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heran in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Heran?74.0% (Census 2011)