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).
Khiwa | |
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Village | |
  Khiwa Location in Punjab, India  Khiwa Khiwa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°07′12″N 75°27′53″E / 31.1201216°N 75.4646502°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Nakodar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,419[1] |
| Sex ratio 740/679 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144040 |
| Telephone | 01821 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB- 08 |
| Website | jalandhar |
Transport edit
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.