# Hedon Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/hedon/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Hedon Hedon is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 122 households**, the 96th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 672people (2011) - 122households - 68.7%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Hedon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hedon is 144521.** Hedon falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatHedon - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hedon from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Balachaur (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 Hedon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Hedon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balachaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Hedon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Hedon Of every 100 households in Hedon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Hedon · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****49%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **49% Tap water ****4%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **60% Use banking services ****36%** **75% Television ****71%** **78% Mobile phone ****72%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Hedon? ■ Hedon · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735** **861 Working population ****52.2%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 29 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (37%) · **■** Other work 42 (12%) · **■** Marginal 149 (42%) 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 Balachaur - Sojowal719 people - Maujowal704 people - Khewewal695 people - Rurki Kalan673 people - Singhpur646 people - Makhupur601 people - Thathiala594 people - Khanpur Kulewal589 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hedon?144521 - How far is Hedon from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Hedon?672 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hedon in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Hedon?68.7% (Census 2011)