Khanda, India


Khanda is a historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India. It is from Kharkhoda and from Sonipat. It is a part of the National Capital Region. Khanda is the head of 12 villages of Dahiya Khap mainly known as.

History

In 1709, Banda Singh Bahadur came here and raised his army and set up his first army headquarters with 500 sikhs to loot Mughal treasury and to free Punjab from tyranny of Mughals after getting blessings of Guru Gobind Singh. He defeated Mughals in the Battle of Sonipat and conquered it. Thereafter, he would go on to kill Mughal Governor of Punjab, the richest and most powerful province of the Mughal Empire, inflicting biggest defeats to the Mughals, 17th century World super power, in their history. Many history books says that Khanda was named after the Mahabharata times Khandava Forest or Khandavaprastha.

Education

There are two government and four private or Independent schools and one college in the village. Government of Haryana acquired 40 acre land in Khanda for Haryana's first Armed Forces Preparatory Institute. Nasirpur Cholka is said to be the capital of Khanda. On 3 November 2018, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the Armed Forces Preparatory Institute and Banda Singh Bahadur memorial. It will provide training to selected boys from the state for commission in armed forces through National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy and Officers Training Academy. CM also announce to open a Govt. Clinic it will also benefit to nearby villages.

Connectivity

The village lies on District Road that connects many villages. It is 4 km away from National Highway 334B and State Highway 18. It is 8 km away from Western Peripheral Expressway and 22 km away from National Highway 44 AH1 & AH2 also known as GT Road Grand Trunk Road.
The nearby airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport and nearby railway station is Sonipat Junction railway station. Nearby holy river is Yamuna and nearby major canal is Western Yamuna Canal. NCR channel and Reliance canal flows from the village.

Notable people