Parjian Kalan

Parjian Kalan is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. Kalan is Persian language word which means Big and Khurd is Persian word which means small when two villages have same name then it is distinguished as Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small with Village Name. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Shahkot, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Nakodar, 43 kilometres (27 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 168 kilometres (104 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Parjian Kalan
Village
Parjian Kalan
Location in Punjab, India
Parjian Kalan
Parjian Kalan (India)
Coordinates: 31.0224921°N 75.3938377°E / 31.0224921; 75.3938377
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilShahkot
Government
  TypePanchayat raj
  BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,569[1]
 Sex ratio 829/740 /
Languages
  OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Transport

Shahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is 79 kilometres (49 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 123 kilometres (76 mi) away in Amritsar.

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