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
Nickname: 
Eklavya mandir
Gurgaon is located in Haryana
Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Location of Gurgaon in Haryana
Gurgaon is located in India
Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (India)
Coordinates: 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°E / 28.422; 76.99
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictGurgaon district
Sector37
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation of Gurgaon
 • MayorVimal Yadav
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencyGurgaon City
 • Planning agencyHaryana Urban Development Authority
Elevation
711.9 ft (217 m)
Population
876,824[1]
Languages
 • Main spokenAhirwati , Haryanvi , and hindi by outsiders
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
122xxx
Area code0124
Vehicle registrationHR-26 (North)
HR-55 (Commercial)
HR-72 (South)
HR 76 Pataudi (Gurgaon)
Websitegurgaon.nic.in

Geography

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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

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Khandsa Pin Code is 122004.

Eklavya temple

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^ Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016