Moron, Punjab

Moron
Village
Moron
Location in Punjab, India
Moron
Moron (India)
Coordinates: 31°05′05″N 75°54′57″E / 31.0846917°N 75.9158386°E / 31.0846917; 75.9158386Coordinates: 31°05′05″N 75°54′57″E / 31.0846917°N 75.9158386°E / 31.0846917; 75.9158386
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,987[1]
  Sex ratio 955/1032 ♂/♀
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
 • Other spoken Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 144029
Telephone code 01826
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB 37
Post office Moron
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Moron also known as Morran) is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is elected representative of village. It is located 4.2 km away from census town Apra and 1 km from Chhokran. It is located 47 km away from Jalandhar, 17 km from Phillaur and 120 km from Chandigarh. The nearest train station is situated 17 km away in Phillaur, nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 141 km away in Amritsar. The village has a postal head office.

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 54.96% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational Upper Primary with Secondary and Higher Secondary School (GSSS Moron School) which was established in the year 1994. The school has a playground, library and also provides meal.[2] Other nearest school are 4.2 km away in Apra.

References

  1. ↑ "Moron Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. ↑ "GSSS Moron School". indiawater.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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