Sankhni (سانکھنی) is a village in Uttar Pradesh state, India. It's 3 km from Jahangirabad, 25 km from Bulandshahr and 100 km from Delhi. Shabih Abbas Mirza s/o Riyazat Ali Mirza living here.

The majority of this village, around 95%, are Muslims (Ashna Ashri /'''Twelver'''^[undefined]), other communities are also living there freely. Some families moved to Pakistan at the time of the Partition of India and some to Jahangirabad and Aligarh.

The occupation of the villagers is agriculture.

Farmers use high Tech.

machines and modern technology for cultivation and farming.

Teaching is also a vital source of earning.

A large number of teachers are working in Government Sectors in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Sankhni has produced many professionals including Teachers, Doctors, Journalists and Engineers working in USA, UK, Germany, Gulf, Saudi Arabia (Mohd Abbas Mirza manager in ksa) and in their native country India. There are a number of government and private schools in Sankhni as Haidery inter college ,Aale Athar public school, Haidery public school, junior high school, islamia public school, & 2 others government primary school.. so the education standard from primary to senior secondary level of Sankhni Village is comparable to that of a city. Thousands of candidates from Sankhni have competed for the competitive exams and have been selected for both government and private sectors.

Both male and female students move from the village for higher studies.

The main source for higher education for Sankhni is Aligarh Muslim University, Alfalah University Faridabad, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi University, Jamia Hamdard, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP technical Board, CBSE, Allahbad Board, NIOS, UGC, ICSC approved and some distance learning Universities.

Here are living Numberdar families such as late haji Mirza Aiwaz Ali s/o late Mohammad Abbas Mirza karbalaai, and its branches such as Mirza Riyazat Ali, Mirza Mohd Abbas

, Mirza Mehshar Abbas

& Shabih Abbas Mirza

.