Kang Khurd
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Kang Khurd | |
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Village | |
  Kang Khurd Location in Punjab, India  Kang Khurd Kang Khurd (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°07′14″N 75°12′01″E / 31.1204945°N 75.2003554°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Shahkot |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 897[1] |
| Sex ratio 472/425 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB- 08 |
| Website | jalandhar |
Kang Khurd is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. Kalan is a Persian language word which means big and Khurd is a Persian word which means small. When two villages have the same name they are distinguished as Kalan big, and Khurd small, with the village name. It is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Shahkot, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Nakodar, 47 kilometres (29 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 190 kilometres (120 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).