Khemkaran

Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district of Patti tehsil of the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Khem Karan
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Punjab
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Punjab, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tarn Taran
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region of Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Majha
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 13446
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Punjabi

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Wikidata facts

Population: 11938
Elevation: 194
Dialing code: 1851486

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Commons category: Khemkaran
postal code: 143419

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Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district of Patti tehsil of the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab.

It was the site of a tank battle in 1965. The Battle of Asal Uttar was the second largest tank battle of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. The battle led to the creation of Patton Nagar (or Patton City/Graveyard) at the site of the battle viz, Khem Karan.