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<div>{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kahnuwan<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31|54|N|75|27|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gurmukhi|Punjabi]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Regional<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
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'''''Kahnuwan''''' is a town, development block and sub-[[tehsil]] of [[Gurdaspur district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="ti">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111101/punjab.htm | title=SAD to open three memorials commemorating holocaust | date=1 November 2011 | newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=6 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="ti2">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100925/punjab.htm | title=L&T to build historic monuments | date=25 September 2010 | newspaper=The Tribune | accessdate=6 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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The town was named for [[Rajput]] king Raja Kanva. <br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
Originally only Rajput lived in this town, but later people of all religions arrived. <br />
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== Religion ==<br />
Kahnuwan has about 5 Hindu temples, 16 gurudwaras, three churches and five dargahs.<ref name="jb">{{cite news|url=http://m.jagbani.com/news/jagbani_87729/?maneref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fm%2Fsearch%3Fclient%3Dms-aff-ucweb%26output%3Dxhtml%26hl%3Den%26sa%3D2%26q%3D%25E0%25A8%259B%25E0%25A9%258B%25E0%25A8%259F%25E0%25A8%25BE%2B%25E0%25A8%2598%25E0%25A9%25B1%25E0%25A8%25B2%25E0%25A9%2582%25E0%25A8%2598%25E0%25A8%25BE%25E0%25A8%25B0%25E0%25A8%25BE%26site%3Duniversal|title=ਛੋਟਾ ਘੱਲੂਘਾਰਾ|date=15 May 2012|work=Article in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]|accessdate=6 July 2012|agency=[http://jagbani.com Jag Bani]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Gurdaspur district]]<br />
[[Category:Cities and towns in Gurdaspur district]]<br />
{{Gurdaspur district}}</div>
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