Sakunia

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Sakunia (सकुनिया) Sakuni (सकुनी) gotra Jats are found in Sikar district of Rajasthan and Amritsar district in Punjab.

Origin

Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Mahabharata Book I Chapter 57 narrates the Names of those Nagas that fell into the fire of snake-sacrifice: Nagas of race of Dhritarashtra included Sakuni.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Sikar district

Shahpura Mandha,

Distribution in Punjab

Sakuni population is 3,816 in Amritsar district.[1]

History

Population

Notable persons

External Links

References

  1. History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.124

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