Khant, Punjab

Khant
Khant Maanpur/Manpur
village
Khant
Location in Punjab, India
Khant
Khant (India)
Coordinates: 30°47′N 76°26′E / 30.79°N 76.43°E / 30.79; 76.43Coordinates: 30°47′N 76°26′E / 30.79°N 76.43°E / 30.79; 76.43
Country  India
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Talukas Khamanon
Languages
  Official Punjabi
  Regional Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city 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°47′N 76°26′E / 30.783°N 76.433°E / 30.783; 76.433,[3] on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana section of National Highway 5. [4][5] 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

References

  1. "Speeding car mows down two persons". News in English. Khant (Fatehgarh Sahib). The Tribune. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. "ਬੱਬੂ ਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਫਿਲਮ ਹੀਰੋ ਹਿਟਲਰ ਇਨ ਲਵ" 18 ਨੂੰ ਰਿਲੀਜ਼ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ". News in Punjabi. Daily Ajit. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. Google Maps
  4. "ਸਕੌਡਾ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਰਾ ਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਦੋ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਨ ਲਈ". News in Punjabi. Punjabi Tribune. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. "ਟਰੱਕ ਤੇ ਬੱਸ 'ਚ ਟੱਕਰ, 3 ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮੀ". News in Punjabi. Jag Bani. 28 January. Retrieved 19 July 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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