Khanda
Village
Parshuram Temple located at Khanda
Parshuram Temple located at Khanda
Khanda is located in Haryana
Khanda
Khanda
Location of Khanda in Haryana
Khanda is located in India
Khanda
Khanda
Khanda (India)
Coordinates: 29°27′24″N 76°27′42″E / 29.45667°N 76.46167°E / 29.45667; 76.46167
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
DistrictJind
MandalAlewa
Named forKhandel
SeatGram panchayat
Elevation
227 m (745 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,500
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish, Hindi
 • RegionalHaryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
126102
Village code00313300
ClimateCw (Köppen)
Ethnic groupsBrahmin

Khanda is a village located in Jind district of Haryana, India. It comes under Alewa Mandal.[1] It lies 20.2 kilometres to the east of Jind and 132 kilometres to the north-west of New Delhi.

History

An old house in Khanda.
An old house in Khanda.

It is believed that this village was earlier a town named Khandel but was deserted after some time. When it was inhabited again, it was again named as Khanda. An old temple of Hindu god Parshuram is located at the corner of the village.[2] A new temple has been built on a large platform located inside the pond near the old temple.

Demographics

According to 2011 census of India, Khanda has a total population of 3500.[3] During 2011 census, village code was provided to each village of India. Village code of Khanda is 00313300.[4] Brahmins are the predominant group.

Education

A total of three schools are located in the village. One of them is a public high school and the other two are private schools named after Parshuram. One of them is of middle level and the other is of senior secondary level.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "List of villages in district Jind" (PDF). District Administration, Jind. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Khanda". Glorious India. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Khanda". Gramin Vikas. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "List of villages of India". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "List of schools in district Jind" (PDF). District Administration, Jind. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.


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