Khanda, Sonipat

Khanda
Village
Khanda
Location in Haryana, India
Khanda
Khanda (India)
Coordinates: 28°55′10″N 76°53′53″E / 28.91944°N 76.89806°E / 28.91944; 76.89806
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictSonipat
TehsilKharkhoda
Founded byPandava
Named afterKhandava Forest
Government
  BodyGram Panchayat
Area
  Total
20.59 km2 (7.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
12,000
Languages
  RegionalHaryanvi
  OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
PIN
131402
Phone0130
Vehicle registrationHR 79
Ethnic groupsDahiya Jats
Literacy91.07%
Websitehttp://sonipat.nic.in/

Khanda is a big and historical village in Kharkhoda tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana, India. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) from Kharkhoda and 7 miles (11 km) from Sonipat. It is a part of the Delhi NCR. Khanda has two Gram Panchayats Khanda Khas and Khanda Alman. Two Sarpanchs elects from the village in every five years. Khanda is the head of 12 villages of Dahiya Khap mainly known as (Khanda Baraha).