Khandsa

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
Village
Nickname:

Eklavya mandir
Gurgaon is located in Haryana

Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Location of Gurgaon in Haryana

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
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.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 122004.

Eklavya temple

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.