PANNA, or PUNNA  , a native state of Central India, in the Bundelkhand agency . Area, 2492 sq. m.; pop . (1901), 192,986, showing a decrease of 19% in the preceding decade due to famine; tribute £33,000 . The chief, whose title is maharaja, is a rajput of the Bundela clan, descended from Chhatar Sal, the champion of the independence of Bundelkhand in the 18th century . The maharaja Lokpal Singh died in 1898, leaving an only son, Madho Singh, who, in 1902, was found guilty by a special commission on the charge of poisoning his uncle, and was deposed . The diamond mines, for which the state was formerly famous, are now scarcely profitable . There are no railways, but one or two good roads . The town of PANNA is 62 m . S. of Banda . Pop . (1901), 11,346 . It has a fine modern palace and several handsome temples and shrines .