It is predominated by four sub-castes of Rajpurohit community: Raigur, Fondar, Daival, Udesh, among others.

They are further divided into several lineages that ghetto in specific parts of the village, concentrating around a landmark meeting point (pols).

But these divisions are insignificant in reference to social practices like marriage, funeral, among other activities.

Sankarna is identified with Sakarne, where the army of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji, led by his generals Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan, halted after its raid on Gujarat in 1299.

The Mongol soldiers of Alauddin's army mutined overpayment of khums during the halt.