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Pakhanna

Pakhanna
পাখন্না/পোখরনা
village
Pakhanna is located in West Bengal
Pakhanna
Pakhanna
Pakhanna is located in India
Pakhanna
Pakhanna
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°24′33″N 87°22′36″E / 23.4092660°N 87.3765795°E / 23.4092660; 87.3765795Coordinates: 23°24′33″N 87°22′36″E / 23.4092660°N 87.3765795°E / 23.4092660; 87.3765795
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 722 208
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Barjora
Website bankura.gov.in

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.

This village is considered to be the same as Pushkarana, once the capital of Chandravarman, son of Simhavarman, the extent of whose dominions may have been more or less coterminous with ancient Rarh region or south-west Bengal. It is the place mentioned in the Susunia inscription and dates back to 4th century AD. According to the inscription on the Allahabad pillar Chandravarman was defeated by Samudragupta and the area became a part of the Gupta Empire.

Pakhanna is located at 23°24′33″N 87°22′36″E / 23.4092660°N 87.3765795°E / 23.4092660; 87.3765795

As per 1991 census Pakhanna has a total population of 13,447. 14.06 per cent of the population was below 6 years of age.



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