Haronਹਰੋਨ

Where is Haron?

Haron is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038860, and it covers 259 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 207 people in Haron: 109 men and 98 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 7.1 people per household. Spread over its 259 hectares, the population density works out to about 80 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 66 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.53 per cent and women at 57.47 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 47, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haron's land. Of the village's 259 hectares, 217 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (217 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Haron is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mundian, Kandola, Dehar and Katlaur.

What is the population of Haron?

The population of Haron was 207 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Haron have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Haron has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.