Sankal

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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District map of Narsimhapur

Sankal Ghat -Adi Shankracharya Ashram - Narmada River in Narsinghpur, MP

Gararu - Kerpani - Sankal Ghat - Gadariya Kheda - Ghat Pipariya - Narmada River in Narsinghpur, MP

Sankal (सांकल) is a village in Gotegaon tahsil and district in Madhya Pradesh.

Variants

• Sankalghat/Sankal Ghat (सांकल घाट)

Location

Sankal is a Village in Gotegaon Tehsil in Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Jabalpur Division . It is located 28 KM towards East from District head quarters Narsinghpur. 18 KM from Gotegaon Kheda. Sankal Pin code is 487114 and postal head office is Karakbel. Jhamar ( 2 KM ) , Mohas ( 3 KM ) , Budhgaon ( 4 KM ) , Chandpura ( 4 KM ) , Bandroha ( 5 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Sankal. Sankal is surrounded by Narsimhapur Tehsil towards South , Kareli Tehsil towards west , Shahpura Tehsil towards East , Tendukheda Tehsil towards North .

Origin

The name Sankal is supposed to be derived from that of the well-known saint Sankara Charya, who is said to have sojourned here.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Sangal (सांगल) (Jat clan) → Sankal (सांकल) is a village in Gotegaon tahsil and district in Madhya Pradesh. Sankal (सांकल) is a village in Gotegaon tahsil and district in Madhya Pradesh. A Cave near Sankalghat was also associated with Adi Shankracharya's Ashram for meditations & studies.

History

According to Puranas during the Mahabharata period, the Pandavas of Satdhara near Barman-ghat, river Narmada's water flow tied up in a single night. It is said that Pandavas had spend some period of their exile at this place, which is confirmed by places like Bhim Kund & Arjun Kund. A Cave near Sankalghat was also associated with Adi Shankracharya's Ashram for meditations & studies.

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Sankal. — A village in the Narsinghpur tashil, 18 miles north-east of Narsinghpur, at the junction of the Hiran River and Nerbudda rivers. Its population in 1891 was over 1000, but fell to 760 in 1901. The name is supposed to be derived from that of the well-known saint Sankara Charya, who is said to have sojourned here. An annual fair is held here in Kartik (October-November) and people assemble also on the day of Makar Sankrant (12th- 14th January) when the sun passes from the southern to the northern hemisphere ; it is a meritorious act to dive beneath the waters of the Nerbudda at the instant of its transit. About 5000 persons assemble for this purpose. The village is divided among a number of Banias.

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