GSS: Creating Heon, SBS Nagar

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Creating Heon, SBS Nagar

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Heon
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = pan
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.2145538|N|75.9600253|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 251
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2616<ref name= "Census">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35417|title=Heon population as of 2011|work=[[2011 Census of India|Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1314/1302 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144505
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 01884
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Banga, India|Banga]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}

'''Heon''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|4.6|km}} away from postal head office [[Banga, India|Banga]], {{convert|18.6|km}} from [[Nawanshahr]], {{convert|16.2|km}} from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and {{convert|108|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184443/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Heon has a total number of 585 houses and population of 2616 of which 1314 include are males while 1302 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Heon is 78.25%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 234 which is 8.95% of total population of Heon, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 857 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.<ref name=Census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 69.95% of total population in Heon. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=Census />

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 794 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Heon which includes 720 males and 70 females. According to census survey report 2011, 76.53% workers describe their work as main work and 23.47% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB%20_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|title=District Census Handbook SBS Nagar|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary school founded in 1996.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/gms-heon/03060303802|title=Details about GMS Heon School|work=icbse.com}}</ref> The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] and free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]].

Guru Nanak College of Nursing, [[Mukandpur#Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College Mukandpur|Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur]] and Sikh National College Banga are the nearest colleges.<ref name="SBSNP" /> and [[Lovely Professional University]] is {{convert|35|km}} away from the village.

== Landmarks ==
Gurudwara Dehra Sahib, Gurudwara Baba Jawahar Singh Ji Raja Sahib, Sai Nathu Shah Ji and Sidh Shri Baba Balak Nath Ji are religious sites. The village has a bank and [[Cash point|ATM]] facility.

== Transport ==
Banga railway station is the nearest train station however, [[Garhshankar]] Junction railway station is {{convert|20.8|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport which located {{convert|63|km}} away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is {{convert|143|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Heon,+Punjab/Banga,+Railway+Road,+Hamirowal,+Punjab/Heon,+Punjab/Garhshankar+Junction,+Garhshankar-Hoshiarpur+Road,+Garhshankar,+Punjab/Heon,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Heon,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport,+Raja+Sansi,+Punjab/@31.2760533,74.9400828,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a934c30a05c5b:0x525d5fb1f69fabe0!2m2!1d75.9840587!2d31.2171085!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a948751d74e65:0x3b7d607c041a2541!2m2!1d75.999242!2d31.1769381!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a934c30a05c5b:0x525d5fb1f69fabe0!2m2!1d75.9840587!2d31.2171085!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abf70c8ccbed7:0xe1194be2a5ffb5d8!2m2!1d76.1385636!2d31.2240694!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a934c30a05c5b:0x525d5fb1f69fabe0!2m2!1d75.9840587!2d31.2171085!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a934c30a05c5b:0x525d5fb1f69fabe0!2m2!1d75.9840587!2d31.2171085!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Heon (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201629/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]

{{Nawanshahr district}}


[[Category:Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]]

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