Kang Kalan | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.1141°N 75.2049°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jalandhar |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Shahkot |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 240 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1239[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Sex ratio 638/601 ♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code Type: | Telephone |
Registration Plate: | PB- 08 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
Kang Kalan is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Shahkot, from Nakodar, from district headquarter Jalandhar and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Shahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is away from domestic airport 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 away in Amritsar.
Before partition of Indo-Pak, mainly arain families were living in this village, who mostly migrated to Faisalabad- Pakistan. A very notable family of "Baba Shah Deen & Baba Umer Deen" lived their lives in Chak No. 80 JB (Nanak Sar) https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chak+80+JB+Nanak+Sar,+Faisalabad,+Punjab,+Pakistan/@31.3151701,72.8675663,16.88z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x392250f27cfd758b:0x916d5f437077f68b!8m2!3d31.3159986!4d72.870748] Faisalabad. Their family is still known in the area with the name of "Kangan Walai".
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chak+80+JB+Nanak+Sar,+Faisalabad,+Punjab,+Pakistan/@31.3151701,72.8675663,16.88z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x392250f27cfd758b:0x916d5f437077f68b!8m2!3d31.3159986!4d72.870748