Kanhai is a midsize village near Sushant Lok. It lies in Gurgaon mandal of Gurgaon District in the state of Haryana. It lies near Ardee city, sector 45, sector 44 and Sushant lok. Shri Mati Saroj Yadav is the village head (sarpanch). It has a population of about 12 thousand persons living in around 1140 households.[1]
Kanhai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname(s): Kanhaiya,Kanhei | |
  Kanhai Location in Haryana, India  Kanhai Kanhai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°26′49″N 77°04′26″E / 28.447°N 77.074°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| Region | North India |
| District | Gurgaon |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 122003 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-26,72 |
| Website | haryana |
History
editThe village is as old as Mahabharat times. Guru Draonacharya used to give teaching in this village. Krishna also stayed in Kanhai for some time. It got its name from Krishna as "Kanhaiya", later corrupted to Kanhai.[1]
Kanhai serves as a residential hub for servants and students who work in nearby different companies.[2]
Kanhai also has the biggest church of Gurgaon called the Church of Immaculate Conception, and also has the head office of the electricity company of DHBVN.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "दैनिक जागरण" [Dainik Jagran] (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "AID Delhi Chapter - Shiksharth | NGOPost". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Home Page of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam". Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.