Pakhanna
the ancient name of the village was Pushkarna | |
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Village | |
  Pakhanna Location in West Bengal, India  Pakhanna Pakhanna (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°24′33″N 87°22′36″E / 23.4092660°N 87.3765795°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,588 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722 208 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barjora |
| Website | bankura |
Pakhanna (or Pokharna) is a village in the Barjora police station area of Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of Susunia, on the south bank of Damodar River.[1]
- ^ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, p. 408-409, Prakash Bhaban