Khandsa Explained

Official Name:Khandsa
Settlement Type:Village
Nickname:Eklavya mandir
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gurgaon in Haryana
Coordinates:28.422°N 76.99°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Type4:Sector
Subdivision Name2:Haryana
Subdivision Name3:Gurgaon district
Subdivision Name4:37
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Governing Body:Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Vimal Yadav
Total Type:Total
Unit Pref:UK
Elevation M:217
Elevation Ft:711.9
Pop Est As Of:2011
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Main spoken
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:122xxx
Area Code:0124
Registration Plate:HR-26 (North)
HR-55 (Commercial)
HR-72 (South)
HR 76 Pataudi (Gurgaon)
Pushpin Label:Gurgaon
Leader Title2:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Leader Name2:Gurgaon City
Leader Title3:Planning agency
Leader Name3:Haryana Urban Development Authority
Leader Name4:Civic agency
Leader Title4:Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon
Population:876,824[1]
Demographics1 Info1:Ahirwati, Haryanvi, and hindi by outsiders

Khandsa is a village in Gurgaon mandal in Gurgaon District, Haryana State, India. It has a population of about 9959 persons living in some 1912 households. It lies on the NH-8 highway. It is near 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 122004.

Eklavya temple

There is an Eklavya temple in honour of Ekalavya in Khandsa. As in the Mahabharata, this is the only temple of Eklavya and it is the place where Eklavya cut his thumb and offered to guru Drona.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011. censusindia.gov.in. 5 July 2015.
  2. http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/locals-want-tourist-circuit-developed-for-the-guru/story-AQpvmWTxDPWz8sTaP8Od7K.html Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016