Khandsa

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. It is nearby to New Delhi India

Khandsa
Village
Nickname(s):  Eklavya mandir
Gurgaon Location of Gurgaon in Haryana Gurgaon Gurgaon (India)
Coordinates: 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″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	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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

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 120004

Eklavya temple

There is an Eklavya temple in honour of Eklavya in Khandsa. 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.[3]

References

1. "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). http://censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
2. Local information for Khandsa - Location coordinates (lat long) on map, businesses, tourist places, hotels & restaurants, user added information, local resources. geolysis.com
3. Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016