Khandsa
| Khandsa खण्डसा | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Nickname(s): Eklavya mandir | |
  Gurgaon  Gurgaon Location of Gurgaon in Haryana | |
| Coordinates: 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°ECoordinates: 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Gurgaon district |
| Sector | 37 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon |
| • Mayor | Vimal Yadav |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gurgaon City |
| • Planning agency | Haryana Urban Development Authority |
| Elevation | 711.9 ft (217 m) |
| Population | 876,824[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Main spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 122xxx |
| Area code(s) | 0124 |
| Vehicle registration |
HR-26 (North) HR-55 (Commercial) HR-72 (South) HR 76 Pataudi (Gurgaon) |
| Website |
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Khandsa is a village in Gurgaon mandal in Gurgaon District, Haryana State, India. Khandsa is several kilometres from Gurgaon, main town of the mandal and 257 kilometres (160 mi) from the state capital Chandigarh. It has a population of about 9959 persons living in some 1912 households.[2] It lies on the NH-8 highway.
Geography
Nearby villages are Naharpur Roopa (2.333 km), Hari Nagar (Duma) (2.535 km), Shahpur-Jat (2.626 km), Kadipur (2.711 km), Kherki Daula (3.112 km), Rampura Safedar Nagar (3.346 km).[3]
Administration
Khandsa Pin Code is 122001
Demography
Khandsa village is dominated by Raghav Rajputs.
Eklavya temple
There is a Eklavya temple (Hindi: एकलव्य मंदिर) temple in honor of Mahabharata fame Eklavya in Khandsa village in Sector 37 of Gurugram city in Haryana state of India. As per folklore, this is the only temple of Eklavya and it is the place where Eklavya cut his thumb and offered to guru Drona.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). http://censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Local information for Khandsa - Location coordinates (lat long) on map, businesses, tourist places, hotels & restaurants, user added information, local resources. geolysis.com
- ↑ Khandsa, Gurgaon. onefivenine.com
- ↑ Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016