Sankhwali is a village in the

Ahore Ahore or Ahor (Aavar) (आहोर) is a town in the Jalore District of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Strategically located at intersection of Sanderao-Jalore and Jalore-Jodhpur Highway and is a great commercial hub catering to almost all ne ...

tehsil of

Jalore district Jalore District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of (3.11 percent of Rajasthan's area), and a population of 1,828,730 (2011 census) ...

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n state

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Mithari Mithari is a river in Pali district originates from confluence of many small nallahs from south-western slopes of Aravalli Range in Pali district. It vanishes in Jalore district near Sankhwali village. Bali and Falna Falna is a town and a tehs ...

river, the tributary river of Luni vanishes near this village after entering the

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Pali district Pali district is a district in Rajasthan, India. The city of Pali is its administrative headquarters. History In 120 AD, during the Kushana Age, King Kanishka conquered the Rohat and Jaitaran areas, parts of today's Pali district. Until the ...

History

It is an ancient village, inhabited about more than 5,000 years ago. Arjun after eloping with Lord

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's sister

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from Dwarika got married here in a nearby village

Bhadrajun Bhadrajun is a village in the Jalore district of the western part of Rajasthan, India, dating back to ancient times of the ''Mahabharata'' epic. It gets its name from Subhadra and her husband Arjuna from Dvapara Yuga. However, in recent centurie ...

with the help of a priest (a local brahmin). In exchange for his services, Arjuna gave his conch shell (

Shankh A Shankha (conch shell) has religious ritual importance in Hinduism. It is the shell of any suitable sea snail which had a hole made for the performer's embouchure. In Hindu history, the shankha is a sacred emblem of The Hindu preserver god Vi ...

) to the brahmin and Subhadra gave him her earring (bali). Hence brahman's this village was thereafter known as Sankhwali. A small temple was erected there and Devi Subhadra is being worshipped as "Dhumda Mata". &

Demographics

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

Villages in Jalore district {{Rajasthan-geo-stub