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]
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.