Khanna, Ludhiana

Khanna
City
Khanna Location in Punjab, India Khanna Khanna (India)
Coordinates: 30.70°N 76.22°E / 30.70; 76.22
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Area
• Total	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	128,137
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	141401
Telephone code	01628
Vehicle registration	PB-26

Khanna is a city and a municipal council in the Ludhiana district of the Indian state of Punjab. It is well known for being Asia's largest grain market. It is a city which centers a national highway and buildings settled around a web of roads descending from National Highway to various State Highways to different Directions. It has a huge market place which attracts customers from all around the area, namely Guru Amardas Market.

Toponymy

Khanna is a Punjabi word, which means one quarter (1/4 or 0.25). The city was named thus because it used to be very small, just a quarter of what a normal city should be.

History

Khanna has the largest grain market in Asia, followed by the grain market of Rajpura (Punjab). History reveals that Sher Shah Suri built a number of sarais (inns) at every 12 to 15 miles along the Delhi-Lahore road. One of the sarais was built in this area which is still known as the Purani Sarai. After the decline of Mughal rule in the Punjab, Banda Bahadur captured the area from Sirhind to Hoshiarpur. After that a Jathedar of Dahedu controlled and occupied the whole of the area from Dahedu to Nabha. He married his daughter, Daya Kaur, to the King of Nabha. When a family dispute arose between the King and his new wife, she left Nabha for good and went back to live with her parents in Dahedu. According to Indian conventions she could not remain there forever. Therefore, her father gave her a "kann", or a "small portion", of the territory between Dahedu and Nabha that was well known for its agriculture. Over time, the pronunciation of the name changed from "Kann" to "Khanna".

The city is 40 km from the city of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road (National Highway 1) and is home to Asia's largest grain market. Its area is about 70 km². Villages nearby include Baghaur(Aujla),Kauri, Payal, Ikolahi, Rahoun, Issru, Harion Kalan, Aloona Miana, Bulepur, Bhamaddi, Rasulra, Ghutind, Bhattian, Libra, Ratan Heri, Bahumajra, Salana, Ramgarh, Salaudi singha and Mohanpur.

Climate

Khanna has been ranked 34th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census Khanna had a population of 128,130, out of which males were 67,811 and females were 60,319. The literacy rate was 84.43 per cent.

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Khanna city, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Khanna city, 2011 census

Religion	Total	Female	Male
Hindu	72,281	33,765	38,516
Sikh	52,240	24,944	27,296
Muslim	2,513	1,110	1,403
Christian	661	313	348
Jain	87	41	46
Buddhist	11	2	9
Other religions	68	31	37
Not stated	276	130	146
Total	128,137	60,336	67,801

Education

Khanna has following institutions for education:

1. A S College Khanna
2. IGNOU Regional Centre, Khanna

Transport

Khanna railway station is situated on Ambala–Attari line under Ambala railway division of Northern Railway zone.

Gallery

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  Madudass di smadhi
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  Jain mandir, Khanna
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  An old building in the city of Khanna
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  A.S Senior Secondary School, Khanna
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  A.S. College for Women, Khanna
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  Old building in Khanna city

Notable people

• Bhagat Puran Singh, social worker
• Karan Aujla, singer, lyricist
• Jassi Gill, singer
• Labh Janjua, singer
• Sardool Sikander, singer
• Dilpreet Dhillon, singer
• Narinder Batth, lyricist
• G Deep, singer
• Desi Crew, music director
• Davinder Khannewala, lyricist
• Bittu khannewala, singer

See also

• Rauni