Sankhu, Sikar

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Sankhu
सांखू
Sankhoo
Village
Sankhu
Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 27°54′05″N 75°10′26″E / 27.901294°N 75.173814°E / 27.901294; 75.173814Coordinates: 27°54′05″N 75°10′26″E / 27.901294°N 75.173814°E / 27.901294; 75.173814
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Sikar
Government
 • Body Panchayat
 • Sarpanch [1]
Elevation 424.24 m (1,391.86 ft)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 332401 [2]
Telephone code 91-1573
Vehicle registration RJ-23
Nearest city Nawalgarh, Mukandgarh and Laxmangarh
Distance from Nawalgarh 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) (land)
Distance from Sikar 42 kilometres (26 mi) (land)
Distance from Jhunjhunu 33 kilometres (21 mi) (land)
Distance from Dundlod 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) (land)
Distance from Bidsar 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) (land)
Avg. summer temperature 46-48 °C
Avg. winter temperature 0-1 °C

Sankhu or Sankhoo (Hindi: सांखू, Rajasthani: सांखू) is a village in the Laxmangarh administrative region of the Sikar district of Rajasthan state in India.[3] The village lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Laxmangarh and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Nawalgarh. The borders villages and towns including Bidsar, Mirzwas, Dundlod,Kheri Radan, Churi Miyan and Balaran, Sikar.

History

Village government

Location of Sankhu in Sikar District

Sankhu falls under Churi Miyan Panchayat.[4] The title of leader is Sarpanch.

Village economy

About 83% of the population are engaged in farming. Village agriculture is dependent on the monsoon rains although today many farms use artesian wells for irrigation.[5]

Climate

Sankhu has a hot summer, scanty rainfall, a chilly winter season and a general dryness of the air, except in the brief monsoon season. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are 28-30 and 15 - 16 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Transportation

Sankhu is connected by a two lane asphalt road to Laxmangarh, Mukandgarh and Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh Railway station 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Sankhu, which is well connected from Jaipur, Delhi and other cities.[6] Asphalt roads connect the village to surrounding villages and to Laxmangarh.

Camel carts and bullock carts were formerly the chief means of transportation and are being replaced by bicycles and other automobiles. Quite a few villagers walked to Nawalgarh and other surrounding places. In the rainy season, womenfolk bring grass on their heads for cows and buffaloes.

Education

The villagers claim to be fully literate while all children now attend school. However, many women remain illiterate, although literacy rates are improving. Many students of the village have obtained admission to pioneering engineering institutes as well as into medical colleges through various competitions run by the IIT, AIEEE etc.Besides these, other careers such as teaching, nursing, and the defense forces are also popular. Kapil Dev Jakhar got admission in IIT Kharagpur .

Religion

Majority of the citizenry practises Hinduism. Jats, Harijans, Brahmins live in the village.

Society and culture

Village society is governed solely by Hindu rituals although the younger generation has been affected by western cultural influences.

Music and entertainment

Folk songs are sung by women during weddings and on other social occasions. Menfolk sing dhamaal ( traditional Holi songs). Many villagers own TV's as well as radios and satellite dishes. The sound of popular Hindi music emanating from stereos and other devices is heard from different houses during the afternoon and evening.

Games and sports

Most of the children play cricket. Some villagers also play volleyball and football. Villagers can be seen playing cards in chaupal (village common area).

Festivals

Villagers celebrate all major Hindu festivals. Some of the major festivals are Holi, Deepawali, Makar Sankranti, Raksha Bandhan, Sawan, Teej, and Gauga Peer, Gangaur.

Location

 Balaran, Sikar, Churi Miyan, Mukandgarh,
Kheri Radan, Dundlod,
   Sankhu,  
Kheri Radan, Mirzwas, Bidsar,

Religious places

  • Sankhu Hanuman Mandir

References

  1. ↑ Details of Sarpanch in Sikar
  2. ↑ "Pin code search option, India Post". indiapost.gov.in. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 
  3. ↑ http://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Sikar/Lachhmangarh/Sankhu
  4. ↑ Delimination Commission Report
  5. ↑
  6. ↑

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