Barnia is a village in Tehatta-II Block,

Nadia District Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influe ...

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. It is located near the border with

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, about 38 kilometres north of the district capital Krishnanagar, and 9 kilometres south of the block capital Palashipara. As of 2011, the village has a population of 16,350.

Geography

Barnia is situated on the west of

Jalangi River Jalangi River (), is a branch of the Ganges river in Murshidabad and Nadia districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It flows into the Bhagirathi river and strengthens its lower channel, the Hooghly. The river below the point where the J ...

. It is on the south of Biljiala, west of Hanspukuria, north of Uzirpur, and east of Charakpota. Barnia-Tehatta Road passes through the village. Its average elevation is at 14 metres above the sea level.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian Census, Barnia has a total of 3,778 households. Out of the 16,350 residents, 8,312 are male, and 8,038 are female. The total literacy rate is at 56.22%, with 4,978 of the male population and 4,214 of the female population being literate. The census location code is 321277.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Nadia district