Kahnuwan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kahnuwan Location in Punjab, India  Kahnuwan Kahnuwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′N75°27′E / 31.900°N 75.450°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Gurdaspur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Regional | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kahnuwan is a town, development block and sub-tehsil of Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. [1] [2]
The town was named for Rajput king Raja Kanva of Harchand Rajput Dynasity who came to this region to defeat Pathans. In recent history Kahnuwan village have also sikhs history known as kahnuwan shamb. A battle was fought here which is known in Sikh history as Chota Ghallughara. There are 8 hindu temples, 6 muslim dargahs, 3 churchs and 6 sikh Gurdwaras including historical gurdwara Ghallughara sahib. Vijay Dashmi fare of kahnuwan is very famous one, a large number of people come in Dushehra ground to celebrate Dushehra.
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Kahnuwan village is 028377. Kahnuwan village is located in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It is situated 22km away from sub-district headquarter Gurdaspur (tehsildar office) and 22km away from district headquarter Gurdaspur. As per 2009 stats, Nawan Pind Abadi Kahnuwan is the gram panchayat of Kahnuwan village.
The total geographical area of village is 2515 hectares. Kahnuwan has a total population of 8,972 peoples, out of which male population is 4,623 while female population is 4,349. Literacy rate of kahnuwan village is 72.36% out of which 76.12% males and 68.36% females are literate. There are about 1,666 houses in kahnuwan village. Pincode of kahnuwan village locality is 143528.
Kahnuwan has about 5 Hindu temples, 16 gurudwaras, three churches and five dargahs. [3]
Nankana Sahib is a city and capital of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak, who was born in the city and first began preaching here. Nankana Sahib is among the most important religious sites for the Sikh religion. It is located about 91 km (57 mi) west of Lahore and about 75 km (47 mi) east of Faisalabad. According to the census of 2017 the city has a population of 110,135 inhabitants. Until 2005, it was a part of the Sheikhupura District.
Gurdaspur district is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of Pakistani Punjab, and the districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur. Two main rivers Beas and Ravi passes through the district. The Mughal emperor Akbar is said to have been enthroned in a garden near Kalanaur, a historically important town in the district. The district is at the foothills of the Himalayas.
Batala is the eighth largest city in the state of Punjab, India in terms of population after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Mohali and Hoshiarpur. Batala ranks as the second-oldest city after Bathinda. It is a municipal corporation in Gurdaspur district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab. It is located about 32 km from Gurdaspur, the headquarters of the district. It is also a Police district. Batala holds the status of the most populated town of the district with 31% of the district's total population. It is the biggest industrial town in the district.
Kalanaur is a tehsil in Gurdaspur District of Punjab state in India. It is located 25 km towards west from District headquarters Gurdaspur. This historical town is situated on newly constructed National Highway 354. The town has historical significance as Mughal Emperor Akbar, was enthroned in a garden near the Kalanaur by Bairam Khan. It was first Established as a Principality by Prince Nakhashena, a brother of King Janamejaya. He Established the Principality which was further ruled by his descendants known as Jarral Rajputs. Jarral rule in Kalanaur lasted for 350 Years
Malakwal is a city in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sikhism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of Punjab, a part of the larger Punjab region where the religion originated in the Middle Ages, with some also residing in Peshawar in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, is located in Pakistan's Punjab province. Moreover, the place where Guru Nanak died, the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib is also located in the same province.
Bhawanigarh, earlier known as Dhode, is a town and a municipal council (Class-2) in the Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is also the headquarters of Bhawanigarh tehsil, which was formed in December 2016. The town is also called Dhode, after the clan of its original founders. The town lies 19 kilometres east of Sangrur on the Patiala-Sangrur road whereas Patiala is 39 kilometres east of Bhawanigarh. The literacy rate is higher than other places of Sangrur. Bhawanigarh is divided into 15 wards. The Bhawanigarh block consists of 66 villages in the Sangrur district.
Dera Baba Nanak is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district, in the state of Punjab, India. It is the sub-district headquarters of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil. It is 36 km away from Gurdaspur city, the capital of the district. Since November 2019, a corridor between India and Pakistan has been established at its shrine.
Fatehgarh Churian is a town located in Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It is nearby Gurdaspur city, the district headquarter. It is a municipal council of the Gurdaspur district. The city lies 15 kilometres from the Pakistani border. It is located 485 kilometres north of New Delhi, India.
Kartarpur is a town located, just 102 km from Lahore city in the Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District in Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Ravi River, it is said to have been founded by the first guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, where he established the first Sikh commune.
Multai is a town and a Nagar Palika in Betul district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Multai is one of the southern cities of Madhya Pradesh, occupying almost half of the Satpura plateau. Considering the small villages around, it occupies a large area in width of the Satpura range between the valley of the Narmada on the north and the barer plains on the south. Forests lie to the west of the city between the districts of East Nimar and Amaraoti. It lies on the Northern bank of the Tapti and the place is also known for being the origin of the Tapti river.
Karnana is a small to medium size village in Punjab, India, approximately 5 km from Banga in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. It falls in Tehsil/Mandal Banga or Bangian. Other tehsils in this district besides Banga are Aur, Balachaur, Saroya and Nawansahir.
Bilga is a large village near the city of Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub tehsil in the district Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab.
Purana Shalla is a village (tehsil) in Gurdaspur in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located on the Gurdaspur-Mukerian highway road which joins Punjab's two districts. This tehsil includes the town of Purana Shalla Adda.
Pathankot district is the northernmost district of the Indian state of Punjab. Pathankot is the district headquarters. The district was formed on July 27, 2011. It borders Pakistan.
Buttar Kalan is a village in the Moga district of East Punjab (India), located on the Moga-Barnala Highway 703. Buttar village is located in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It is situated 17km away from Moga, which is both district & sub-district headquarter of Buttar village. As per 2009 stats, Butter Khurd is the gram panchayat of Buttar village. Khurd and Kalan are Persian words meaning "small" and "big" respectively. When two villages have the same name, they are differentiated by adding "Khurd" or "Kalan" to their names. PIN code for the village is 142040 with post office established in the village.
Lakhapadar is a village and former non-salute princely state on the Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India.
Bhagtana Tulianwala is a village in Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from sub district headquarter and 46 kilometres (29 mi) from district headquarter. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village. Before partition, this village's population belong to Naru Rajputs and Dogar families. Naru Rajput family's ancestor "Suhaila Khan" migrated to Bhagtana Tullianwala from "Sham Chaurasi" in Hoshiarpur district during time of Sikh rule in Punjab, after a quarrel with Sikh troops. The chief man of this family was "Chaudhry Laal Din" at the time of partition who was head of this village at that time.
Pakhoke Mehmaran is a village in Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Gurdaspur, district headquarter and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Dera Baba Nanak, sub district headquarter. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
Dera Baba Nanak is a sub-district in Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. Its headquarters is in Dera Baba Nanak city. It is situated in the western part of the district, along the Indo-Pakistani border. It was created in 1995. The Kartarpur corridor is situated there, that connects Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib on the other side of the international border.