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.
Khandsa | |
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| Nickname: 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 | |
| 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 | Ahirwati , Haryanvi , and hindi by outsiders |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 122xxx |
| Area code | 0124 |
| Vehicle registration | HR-26 (North) HR-55 (Commercial) HR-72 (South) HR 76 Pataudi (Gurgaon) |
| Website | gurgaon |
Geography
editNearby 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
editKhandsa Pin Code is 122004.
Eklavya temple
editThere 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]
References
edit- ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016