Khanna | |
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| Coordinates:30°42′N76°13′E / 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 amunicipal council in theLudhiana district of the Indian state ofPunjab. It is well known for having Asia's largestgrain market.[1][2] 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 in different directions. It has a huge marketplace, named Guru Amardas Market, which attracts customers from all around the area.
Khanna is aPunjabi word, which meansone 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.
Khanna has the largest grain market inAsia,[3] followed by the grain market ofRajpura (Punjab). History reveals thatSher Shah Suri built a number ofsarais (inns) at every 12 to 15 miles along theDelhi-Lahore road. One of the sarais was built in this area which is still known as thePurani Sarai (or old inn). After the decline ofMughal rule in the Punjab,Banda Bahadur captured the area fromSirhind toHoshiarpur. After that aJathedar of Dahedu controlled and occupied the whole of the area from Dahedu toNabha. 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 ofLudhiana on theGrand Trunk Road (National Highway 1). 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.
The city has ahumid subtropical climate (Koppen: Cwa), with wet and warm summers and dry and cool winters.
Khanna has been ranked 34th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.[4]
As per provisional data of the 2011 census, Khanna had a population of 128,130, out of which 67,811 were male and 60,319 were female. The literacy rate was 84.43 per cent.[5]
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Khanna city, as of the 2011 census.
| Religion | Total | Female | Male |
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| 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 |
Khanna has the following institutions for education:
Khanna railway station is situated on theAmbala–Attari line underAmbala railway division ofNorthern Railway zone.[8]
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