Fakna, Naxalbari

Fakna is a village located in the Naxalbari Subdivision of Darjeeling district of West Bengal. The village falls in Naxal Bari block and comes under Nakshalbari Gram Panchayat.

As on July 2025, the current population of Fakna is 1.6 thousands out of which 766 are males and rest 797 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1040 females per 1000 males. There are around 168 teenagers in Fakna. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 932 persons can read and write. Total 799 people belonging to scheduled caste and 349 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 315 households in Fakna, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 514. The pincode of Fakna is 734429 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Naksalbari Sub Post office
• Rangali Branch Post office
• Badrajote Branch Post office
• Dulaljote Branch Post office
• Hatighisa Branch Post office

Schools

Fakna has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Nand Prasad Girls High School(High School)
• Nand Prasad High School
• Batasi Sastrijee High School (High School)
• St.Vincent's High School
• Hatighisa High School (High School)

Hospitals

Fakna has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Muniram Sub-Center
• Hatighisa Sub-Center
• Deburam Sub-Center
• Shyamdhan Sub-Center
• Jharujote Sub-Center

Banks

Fakna has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Panitanki
• Bandhan Bank Rathkhola
• Central Bank of India Naksalbari
• Central Bank of India Batashi
• HDFC Bank Naxal Bari