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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.




Education


Khanna has following institutions for education:

A S College Khanna
IGNOU Regional Centre, Khanna
Delhi Public School (DPS), Khanna




Transport


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




Gallery






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




References

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