Khanna (city)
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| State : | Punjab | ||
| District : | Ludhiana | ||
| Sub-district : | Khanna | ||
| Location : | 30 ° 42 ' N , 76 ° 13' E | ||
| Height : | 268 m | ||
| Area : | 32 km² | ||
| Residents : | 128,137 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 4004 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Khanna ( Panjabi ਖੰਨਾ ) is a city in the Indian state of Punjab .
Khanna is located in the North Indian Plain 250 km north-northwest of the federal capital New Delhi . The city is located on the national highway NH 1 between the district capital Ludhiana and Ambala , 45 km from Ludhiana. Khanna has the largest grain market in Asia. It is a major industrial city, only 6 km from Mandi Gobindgarh, known as the “steel city” .
The city of Khanna has had the status of a Municipal Council since 1931 . It is divided into 27 wards and has an area of 32 km². In the 2011 census, the population was 128,137.
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