Khanda | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Image Alt: | Parshuram Temple located at Khanda |
Mapsize: | 250 px |
Map Alt: | Location of Khanda in Haryana |
Pushpin Map: | India Haryana#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 29.4567°N 76.4617°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Haryana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jind |
Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
Subdivision Name3: | Alewa |
Named For: | Khandel |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Gram panchayat |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Elevation M: | 227 |
Population Total: | 3500 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | English, Hindi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Haryanvi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 126102 |
Area Code Type: | Village code |
Area Code: | 00313300 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
Blank Info Sec1: | Cw (Köppen) |
Blank Name Sec2: | Ethnic groups |
Blank Info Sec2: | Brahmin |
Khanda is a village located in Jind district of Haryana, India. It comes under Alewa Mandal.[1] It lies 20.2 kilometres to the east of Jind and 132 kilometres to the north-west of New Delhi.
It is believed that this village was earlier a town named Khandel but was deserted after some time. When it was inhabited again, it was again named as Khanda. An old temple of Hindu god Parshuram is located at the corner of the village.[2] A new temple has been built on a large platform located inside the pond near the old temple.
According to 2011 census of India, Khanda has a total population of 3500.[3] During 2011 census, village code was provided to each village of India. Village code of Khanda is 00313300.[4] Brahmins are the predominant group.
A total of three schools are located in the village. One of them is a public high school and the other two are private schools named after Parshuram. One of them is of middle level and the other is of senior secondary level.[5]