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POHNA
Pohna, with a population of 1,538 in 1961 is a large village in Hingan-ghat tahsil on the Wardha river about 31 miles south of Wardha. The Delhi-Hyderabad national highway touches Pohna on its way. The village is named after the legendary king Pawan of Pavnar and cat and dressed stones dug out of the village site indicate it to have been an important place in the days gone by. Further it is pointed out that during the days of the Bhosles of Nagpur a contingent of troops used to be posted here to keep the Muslim and Gond neighbours in check. It contains a beautiful antique temple of Rudreshvar with a large linga embedded to a depth of over ten feet in the ground. The temple, even today, is in a good condition and is worth a visit. A large fair is held on Maha-shivratri every year in honour of the deity. There is a small handloom industry and a weekly market is held on Fridays. Here is located one of the eight taluka seed-farms in the district entrusted with the task of multiplying the improved seed varieties as also to carry out agricultural demonstrations. The village has a high school, a post office, a janapada dispensary and a veterinary sub-centre. Water supply is drawn from the Wardha river and wells.
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