Barnia | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Coordinates: | 23.7311°N 88.3917°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Block |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Name2: | Nadia |
Subdivision Name3: | Tehatta II |
Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
Area Total Km2: | 16.59 |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Population Total: | 16350 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali |
Demographics1 Title2: | Other |
Demographics1 Info2: | Hindi, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 741156 |
Area Code: | 03474 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Barnia is a village in Tehatta-II Block, Nadia District, West Bengal, India. It is located near the border with Bangladesh, 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.[1]
Barnia is situated on the west of Jalangi River. 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.[2]
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.