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Khiwa, Punjab

Coordinates: 31°07′12″N 75°27′53″E / 31.1201216°N 75.4646502°E / 31.1201216; 75.4646502
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Khiwa
Village
Khiwa is located in Punjab
Khiwa
Khiwa
Location in Punjab, India
Khiwa is located in India
Khiwa
Khiwa
Khiwa (India)
Coordinates: 31°07′12″N 75°27′53″E / 31.1201216°N 75.4646502°E / 31.1201216; 75.4646502
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilNakodar
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,419[1]
 Sex ratio 740/679 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144040
Telephone01821
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB- 08
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Khiwa is a village in Nakodar in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) from Nakodar, 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Kapurthala, 25 kilometres (16 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 156 kilometres (97 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Transport

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Nakodar railway station is the nearest train station. The village is 62 kilometres (39 mi) away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 115 kilometres (71 mi) away in Amritsar.

References

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  1. ^ "Khiwa Population per Census India". Census of India, 2011.