Khandsa

Khandsa
Village
Nickname(s): Eklavya mandir
Gurgaon
Location of Gurgaon in Haryana
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (India)
Coordinates: 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°E / 28.422; 76.99Coordinates: 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°E / 28.422; 76.99
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 UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 122xxx
Area code(s) 0124
Vehicle registration HR-26 (North)
HR-55 (Commercial)
HR-72 (South)
HR 76 Pataudi (Gurgaon)
Website gurgaon.nic.in

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. It is nearby to New Delhi India

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).

Administration

Khandsa Pin Code is 120004

Eklavya temple

There is a Eklavya temple in honour of Eklavya in Khandsa. 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). http://censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ Local information for Khandsa - Location coordinates (lat long) on map, businesses, tourist places, hotels & restaurants, user added information, local resources. geolysis.com
  3. ↑ Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016
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