Khatikyana (Jhansi) | |
Settlement Type: | Area |
Pushpin Map: | Uttar Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 25.4639°N 78.5829°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jhansi |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 620 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 25,000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Sex ratio 1000/992 ♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code Type: | Telephone |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
Khatikyana is a village in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh state.[1] [2] Popular in India for Khatikyane ki Kaali Maata. It is just 1.7 kilometers from Jhansi fort and 4.6 kilometers from Jhansi railway junction.
Khatikyana is famous for Khatikyane Ki Kaali Maata and "The Kaali Visarjan Mahotsav" celebrated by Hindu Khatik people, which organised by "Sri Sri 1008 Mahakali Utsav Samiti, Khatik Samaj" every year on the occasion of Hindu festival Dussehra where lacs of people come across India to watch and celebrate the event.