# Khandsa

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name           = Khandsa
| settlement_type         = [Village](/source/Village)
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| imagesize               = 275px
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| nickname                = Eklavya mandir
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| pushpin_map             = India Haryana#India
| pushpin_label_position  = left
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location of Gurgaon in [Haryana](/source/Haryana)
| coordinates             = {{coord|28.422|N|76.99|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type        = Country
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| subdivision_type2       = [State](/source/States_and_union_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_type3       = [District](/source/District)
| subdivision_type4       = Sector
| subdivision_name2       = [Haryana](/source/Haryana)
| subdivision_name3       = [Gurgaon district](/source/Gurgaon_district)
| subdivision_name4       = 37
| established_title       = Settled
| established_date        = 
| established_title1      = [Incorporated](/source/Municipal_corporation)
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| government_type         = 
| governing_body          = Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon
| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = [Mayor](/source/Mayor)
| leader_name             = Vimal Yadav
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| elevation_footnotes     = 
| elevation_m             = 217
| elevation_ft            = 711.9
| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Main spoken
| timezone1               = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
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| postal_code_type        = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code             = 122xxx
| area_code               = 0124
| registration_plate      = [HR](/source/List_of_RTO_districts_in_India)-26 (North) <br /> HR-55 (Commercial) <br /> HR-72 (South) <br /> HR 76 Pataudi (Gurgaon)
| website                 = {{URL|http://gurgaon.nic.in/}}
| pushpin_label           = Gurgaon
| leader_title2           = [Vidhan Sabha](/source/Vidhan_Sabha) constituency
| leader_name2            = Gurgaon City
| leader_title3           = Planning agency
| leader_name3            = [Haryana Urban Development Authority](/source/Haryana_Urban_Development_Authority)
| leader_name4            = Civic agency
| leader_title4           = Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon
| population_total        = 876,824
| population_footnotes = <ref name=1lakh>{{cite web|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|website=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref>
| demographics1_info1     = Haryanvi, Hindi
}}

'''Khandsa''' is a village in [Gurgaon](/source/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](/source/New_Delhi), India.

==Geography==
Nearby villages are Naharpur Roopa (2.333&nbsp;km), Hari Nagar (Duma) (2.535&nbsp;km), Shahpur-Jat (2.626&nbsp;km), Kadipur (2.711&nbsp;km), Kherki Daula (3.112&nbsp;km), Rampura Safedar Nagar (3.346&nbsp;km).

==Administration==
Khandsa Pin Code is 122004.

==Eklavya temple==
There is an [Eklavya temple](/source/Ekalavya_Temple) in honour of [Ekalavya](/source/Ekalavya) in Khandsa. As in the [Mahabharata](/source/Mahabharata), this is the only temple of Eklavya and it is the place where Eklavya cut his thumb and offered to guru [Drona](/source/Drona).<ref name=HTE1>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/locals-want-tourist-circuit-developed-for-the-guru/story-AQpvmWTxDPWz8sTaP8Od7K.html Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gurgaon district topics}}

Category:Villages in Gurgaon district

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