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 January 2025, the current population of Fakna is 1.6 thousands out of which 764 are males and rest 796 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1042 females per 1000 males. There are around 168 teenagers in Fakna. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 930 persons can read and write. Total 797 people belonging to scheduled caste and 348 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 314 households in Fakna, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 513. 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