Namkhana is locally known as the land on the south side of the river, Hatania Doania.
Vikram Usendi is an Indian politician who was the member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Narayanpur Assembly constituency ( no 62 ) then Kanker district, ( now narayanpur district ), during 2003-2008.
This village consists of six settlements (or tolas in local parlance) viz Gauri, Gyaspur (near Varuna village), Abdalchak (near Shivchak village) and three settlements of Pundah (consisting two tolas - Deeh and Narayanpur besides a tola called 'Tari Par' near Mahatmain river basin).