Skip to main content

About Khant Village

Khant is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 805 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khant village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 805
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khant compares

By the 2011 count Khant is the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Khant

Khant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khant as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khant from other places

Khant lies about 74 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Noganwan, about 5.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khant
Nearest railway station Noganwan 5.6 km
Nearest town Morinda 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 7.4 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 74 km

Villages closest to Khant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khamanon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khant

As per the Census of India 2011, Khant village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Khant village has 805 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khant has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Khant is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khant covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khant falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khant is Noganwan, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khant.

Khant is about 74 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khant is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Noganwan is about 5.6 km away. Morinda is about 7.0 km away. Khamanon is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (under 2 km), Dhianu Majra (1.7 km) and Bhattian (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khant today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.