Khandsa

Khandsa
खण्डसा
Village
Nickname(s): Eklavya mandir
Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Location of Gurgaon in Haryana

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 IST (UTC+5:30)
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.

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).[3]

Administration

Khandsa Pin Code is 122001

Demography

Khandsa village is dominated by Raghav Rajputs.

Eklavya temple

Main article: Eklavya temple

There is a Eklavya temple (Hindi: एकलव्य मंदिर) temple in honor of Mahabharata fame Eklavya in Khandsa village in Sector 37 of Gurugram city in Haryana state of India. 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.[4]

References

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