Pakhanna (or Pokharna) is a village in the
Barjora police station area of
Bankura Sadar subdivision
Bankura Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Bankura Sadar subdivision has a density of popula ...
of
Bankura district
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in the
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state
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. It is located north-east of
Susunia, on the south bank of
Damodar River.
[Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, p. 408-409, Prakash Bhaban]
History
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
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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
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.
Geography
Location
Pakhanna is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...
. The soil is laterite
Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by intensive and prolo ...
red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Pakhanna had a total population of 3,588, of which 1,825 (51%) were males and 1,763 (49%) were females. There were 382 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Pakhanna was 2,445 (77.26% of the population over 6 years).
Education
Pakhanna High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 2,200 books and a playground.
Pakhanna Girls Junior High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.
Baro Hajari SCH Madrasah is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1977. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The madrasah has 12 computers, a library with 450 books and a playground.
Barjora College was established at Barjora in 1985.
Healthcare
There is a primary health centre at Pakhanna, with 10 beds.
References
{{Bankura District
Villages in Bankura district