Sheronਸ਼ੇਰੋਂ

Where is Sheron?

Sheron is a village of Sunam tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sunam, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039796, and it covers 3,352 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 10,143 people in Sheron: 5,430 men and 4,713 women, living in 1,897 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 3,352 hectares, the population density works out to about 303 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1,104, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,287 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.62 per cent and women at 50.44 per cent. The census recorded 3,209 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 3,064 main workers, the largest group, 1,427, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 792 agricultural labourers and 682 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 145 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sheron's land. Of the village's 3,352 hectares, 3,104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,222 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,882 hectares). About 248 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 1,459 cultivators and 846 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sheron is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sunam, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sunam, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahpur Kalan, Namol, Jharon and Bharur.

What is the population of Sheron?

The population of Sheron was 10,143 at the 2011 census, living in 1,897 households in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Sheron have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sheron has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.