Khanda is a village located in
Jind district of
Haryana
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,
India
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. It comes under Alewa
Mandal
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.
It lies 20.2 kilometres to the
east of
Jind city and 132 kilometres to the north-west of national capital of
India
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,
New Delhi
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.
History
![House in Khanda Village](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/House_in_Khanda_Village.jpg)
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
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Parshuram is located at the corner of the village.
A new temple has been built on a large platform located inside the pond near the old temple.
Demographics
![House in Khanda Village](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/House_in_Khanda_Village.jpg)
According to
2011 census of India
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, Khanda has a total population of 3500.
During 2011 census, village code was provided to each village of
India
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. Village code of Khanda is 00313300.
Brahmin
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s are the predominant group.
Education
A total of three schools are located in the village. One of them is a
public
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high school
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and the other two are
private school
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Music
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* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
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s named after
Parshuram. One of them is of
middle level and the other is of
senior secondary
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level.
References
External links
Official website of Jind district
Villages in Jind district
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