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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sankhu
| other_name = Sankhoo
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Rajasthan
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.901294|N|75.173814|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sikar district|Sikar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1618AD
| founder = Thakurs of Sankhu are descendants of Maharaj Kishan Singhji, second son of Raja Rai Singhji (6th ruler of Bikaner), and brother of Raja Dalpat Singhji (7th ruler of Bikaner), who had conferred the hereditary Dohri Tazim, Hathro Kurab to the thikana
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Panchayat]]

| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]
| leader_name = <ref>[http://www.rajsec.rajasthan.gov.in/Sarpanch.pdf Details of Sarpanch in Sikar]</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 424.24
| population_total =
| population_as_of = 2011<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=08&district_code=13]</ref>
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 332401 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/pinsearch.aspx |title=Pin code search option, India Post|publisher=indiapost.gov.in |date= |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-1573
| registration_plate = RJ-23
| footnotes =
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Nawalgarh, Rajasthan|Nawalgarh]], [[Mukandgarh]] and [[Laxmangarh]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Nawalgarh, Rajasthan|Nawalgarh]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = {{convert|11|km|mi}} ([[National highways of India|land]])
| blank3_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Sikar]]
| blank3_info_sec1 = {{convert|42|km|mi}} ([[National highways of India|land]])
| blank4_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Jhunjhunu]]
| blank4_info_sec1 = {{convert|33|km|mi}} ([[National highways of India|land]])
| blank5_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Dundlod]]
| blank5_info_sec1 = {{convert|7|km|mi}} ([[National highways of India|land]])
| blank6_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Bidsar]]
| blank6_info_sec1 = {{convert|5|km|mi}} ([[National highways of India|land]])
| blank1_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature
| blank1_info_sec2 = 46-48 °C
| blank2_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature
| blank2_info_sec2 = 0-1 °C
| website =
}}

'''Sankhu or Sankhoo''' is a village in the [[Laxmangarh]] [[tehsil|administrative region]] of the [[Sikar district]] of [[Rajasthan]] state in India. The village lies {{Convert|17|km}} east of [[Laxmangarh]] and {{Convert|9|km}} from [[Nawalgarh, Rajasthan|Nawalgarh]]. The bordering villages and towns include [[Bidsar]], [[Mirzwas]], [[Dundlod]], Kheri Radan, Churi Miyan and [[Balaran, Sikar]].

==History==

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==Village government==
[[File:Sikar District.jpg|thumb|Location of [[Sankhu]] in [[Sikar District]]]]
Sankhu falls under Churi Miyan [[Panchayat]].<ref>[http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/Census2001/DIST_SIKAR_DL006.PDF Delimitation Commission Report]</ref> The title of leader is [[Sarpanch]].

==Village economy==
About 63% of the population are engaged in farming. Village agriculture is dependent on the [[monsoon]] rains although today many farms use [[artesian well]]s for irrigation.<ref>http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISReports/NRDWPPanchayatProfile.aspx?IPanchayat=0000138773&PanchName=BEEDASAR {{subscription}}</ref>

==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, Rajasthan|Nawalgarh]]. Nawalgarh Railway station {{Convert|12|km}} from Sankhu, which is well connected from [[Jaipur]], [[Delhi]] and other cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pmgsyonline.nic.in/ASPNet/citizens/STL/01SCP/RoadwisePerKMCost.aspx?state=RJ&district=28&districtname=Sikar&Package=RJ2833&year=0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-10-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20071009204418/http://pmgsyonline.nic.in/ASPNet/citizens/STL/01SCP/RoadwisePerKMCost.aspx?state=RJ&district=28&districtname=Sikar&Package=RJ2833&year=0 |archivedate=2007-10-09 }}</ref> 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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}} Many students of the village have obtained admission to pioneering engineering institutes as well as into medical colleges through various competitions run by the AIPMT, IIT, AIEEE etc. Besides these, other careers such as teaching, nursing, and the defense forces are also popular.

==Religion==
Majority of the citizenry practises Hinduism. Jats, mali(saini), Meena, Meghwals, Brahmins, Jangir live in the village.

==Society and culture==
Village society is governed solely by [[Hindu]] rituals although the younger generation has been affected by [[Western culture|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 TVs 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]], Chess and [[Soccer|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==
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Sankhu,
| North = Churi Miyan,
| Northeast = [[Mukandgarh]],
| East = [[Dundlod]],
| Southeast = [[Bidsar]],
| South = [[Mirzwas]],
| Southwest = Kheri Radan,
| West = Madhopura,
| Northwest = [[Balaran, Sikar]],
}}

==Religious places==
* Sankhu Hanuman Mandir
* Gogamedi Mandir

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rajsec.rajasthan.gov.in/Sarpanch.pdf List of Sarpanch elected in 2010]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104173701/http://www.rajpanchayat.gov.in/common/sidelinks/panchayat.htm List of villages and Panchayat Samiti in Rajasthan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223201444/http://sikar.nic.in/ Official website of Sikar District]

[[Category:Villages in Sikar district]]

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