Peont

Peont is a village and a Panchayat at Nissing tehsil in Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana. It comes under Chirao block. The village is located about 22 km from Karnal on Assandh road National Highway 709A. It is well connected to Jundla via Assandh road 9 km & Gondar road 11 km

Peont
village
Peont
Location in Haryana, India
Peont
Peont (India)
Coordinates: 29.65°N 76.86°E / 29.65; 76.86
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictKarnal
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,500
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
132036
Telephone code+91-0184-XXXXXX
Vehicle registrationHR
Sex Ratio904:1000 ♂/♀
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Geography

Peont is located at 29.653°N 76.86°E / 29.653; 76.86. It has an average elevation of 253 metres (777 feet).

Physiography

The village lies in Nardak, Khadir and Bangar area. It has 4 ponds (johd) and two large draining rivers, one flowing from the north east and another flowing from the north west and forming one river which flows to the south.

Demographics

People of this village speak in Haryanvi. Hindi and Punjabi language is the local language here.

Administration

Village administration comes under nilokheri sub-division of Karnal district. It is one among the 44 panchayat of Nissing at Chirao block of Karnal. Polling strength is 2363.

Social structure

Peont is a village in agricultural belt having most of ror & Sikh families along with other agricultural communities.

Utility services

The water supply in Peont is managed by its Jal Board and is very well managed. Peont's Electric Supply Undertaking is managed by the UHBVN. BSNL provides tele-services for landline and mobile and many other services. Many private telecom operators are also offering their services in the city as Vodafone Essar, Airtel, Idea, Reliance, Tata, MTS, Aircel.

Commercial banks

There are various banks facilitating people of the town as well as other from nearby areas. ATMs of these banks are also situated all over the town for the facility of banking activities.

Post Office

The pin code of Peont is 132036 and postal head office is at Jundla.

Transport

Railways

There is no railway station near to Peont in less than 10 km. Bazida Jatan Railway Station & Gharaunda Railway Station are major railway stations 18 & 21  km respectively near to Peont. How ever the most accessible main station for passengers is Karnal which is 21 km near to Peont.

Roadways

There is a national highway 709A road connecting Karnal to Peont to Assandh National highway 709A Assandh road serving the purpose of connectivity of nearby towns and villages. It is located 22 km to the west of District headquarters Karnal. 9 km from Nissang. 143 km from State capital Chandigarh.

Religious Place

There is a big Shiv Temple and Sikh Temple (Gurudwara).

Employment and education

Village has approximately 8,500 inhabitants The main occupation is agriculture, farming and cattle breeding.

Colleges
  • Diet Shahpur

Schools
  • Govt Middle School, Peont (Right Side)
  • Govt Middle School, Peont (Left Side)
  • Geeta Sr. Sec. School, Peont

Nearby places

Nearby villages

The nearby villages to Peont are:-

Nearby cities
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