Khant, Punjab Explained

Khant
Other Name:Khant Maanpur/Manpur
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.79°N 76.43°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Fatehgarh Sahib
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Khamanon
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Morinda

Khant is a small village in the Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India.[1] Maanpur is just 0.6 km away in the east so they often called Khant Maanpur, together. A noted Punjabi singer-songwriter and actor, Babbu Maan, belongs to the village.[2]

Geography

Khant is approximately centered at 30.7833°N 102°W,[3] on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana section of National Highway 5.[4] Morinda (Rupnagar district) is the nearest city. The tehsil main town and the nearest police station, Khamanon, is just 8 km away in the west. Prem Pura, Kajauli, Panecha and Pohlo Majra are the surrounding villages.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Speeding car mows down two persons . 10 July 2010 . . 19 July 2012 . Khant (Fatehgarh Sahib).
  2. News: ਬੱਬੂ ਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਫਿਲਮ ਹੀਰੋ ਹਿਟਲਰ ਇਨ ਲਵ" 18 ਨੂੰ ਰਿਲੀਜ਼ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ . 17 November 2011 . www.ajitjalandhar.com . 19 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120122070157/http://www.ajitjalandhar.com/20111117/rashtri.php . 22 January 2012 .
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  4. News: ਸਕੌਡਾ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਰਾ ਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਦੋ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਨ ਲਈ . 10 July 2010 . Punjabi Tribune. 19 July 2012.