# Heon Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/heon/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Heon Heon is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144505**. The 2011 Census counted **2,616 people in 585 households**, the 21st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 2,616people (2011) - 585households - 78.3%literacy - 144505PIN code ## Heon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Heon is 144505.** Heon falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144505 - Gram panchayatHeon - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032112 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Heon from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Banga (nearest town)3 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 Heon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Heon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Heon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 451 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 Heon Of every 100 households in Heon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Heon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****69%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **24% Tap water ****79%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **46% Use banking services ****78%** **85% Television ****83%** **87% Mobile phone ****70%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****44%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Heon? ■ Heon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **896 Working population ****30.4%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 74.1% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 435 (55%) · **■** Marginal 186 (23%) 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 Nawanshahr - Musapur2,773 people - Karnana2,700 people - Ladhana Jhikka2,664 people - Ghumman2,619 people - Jhingran2,616 people - Kariha2,533 people - Kultham2,511 people - Khan Khana2,469 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Heon?144505 - How far is Heon from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Heon?2,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Heon in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Heon?78.3% (Census 2011)