Sankhwali

Shankhwali
Village
Shankhwali Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Shankhwali Shankhwali (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°29′00″N72°53′00″E / 25.4833°N 72.8833°E / 25.4833; 72.8833
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	3,059
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	307029
Telephone code	+912978
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-16
Sex ratio	1169 ♂/♀

Sankhwali is a village in the Ahore tehsil of Jalore district of Indian state Rajasthan.

Mithari river, the tributary river of Luni vanishes near this village after entering the Jalore district from Pali district.

History

It is an ancient village, inhabited about more than 5,000 years ago. Arjun after eloping with Lord Krishna's sister Subhadra from Dwarika got married here in a nearby village Bhadrajun with the help of a priest (a local Brahmin). In exchange for his services, Arjuna gave his conch shell (Shankh) to the Brahmin and Subhadra gave him her earring (bali). Hence Brahman's this village was thereafter known as Shankhwali. A small temple was erected there and Devi Subhadra is being worshipped as "Dhumda Mata". ^[1] & ^[2]

Demographics

Population of Sankhwali is 3,059 according to census 2001. where male population is 1,410 while female population is 1,649. ^[3]

References

1. "History". Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
2. The Marriage of Arjuna and Subhadra
3. Sankhwali Population

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