Khatikyana (Jhansi)

Coordinates: 25°27′50″N 78°34′58″E / 25.463898°N 78.582885°E / 25.463898; 78.582885
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Khatikyana (Jhansi)
Area
Khatikyana (Jhansi) is located in Uttar Pradesh
Khatikyana (Jhansi)
Khatikyana (Jhansi)
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Khatikyana (Jhansi) is located in India
Khatikyana (Jhansi)
Khatikyana (Jhansi)
Khatikyana (Jhansi) (India)
Coordinates: 25°27′50″N 78°34′58″E / 25.463898°N 78.582885°E / 25.463898; 78.582885
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictJhansi
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,000
 Sex ratio 1000/992 /
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Khatikyana is a village in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh state.[1][2] Popular in India for Khatikyane ki Kaali Maata. It is just 1.7 kilometers from Jhansi fort and 4.6 kilometers from Jhansi railway junction.

Temples & events[edit]

Khatikyana is famous for Khatikyane Ki Kaali Maata and "The Kaali Visarjan Mahotsav" celebrated by Hindu Khatik people, which organised by "Sri Sri 1008 Mahakali Utsav Samiti, Khatik Samaj" every year on the occasion of Hindu festival Dussehra where lacs of people come across India to watch and celebrate the event.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "घर की चैखट पर 13 वर्षीय इकलौते बेटे ने फांसी लगाकर की आत्महत्या". bundelkhandnews.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "पटाखा चलाने पर हुआ विवाद एक घायल". Nai Dunia. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ atul gupta (3 October 2014), Jhansi ki Khatikyana ki Kali Ma, retrieved 28 July 2019