About Barnia Village

Barnia is one of the larger villages in Tehatta II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,350, made up of 8,312 males and 8,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1659.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Tehatta II
Pincode	741156
Area (hectares)	1659.09 hectares
Population	16,350
Male Population	8,312
Female Population	8,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barnia compares

By the 2011 count Barnia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,726 residents. Its 1659.09 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Barnia

Barnia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barnia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barnia from other places

Barnia lies about 34 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Pagla Chandi, about 6.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barnia
Nearest railway station	Pagla Chandi	6.9 km
Nearest town	Kātoya	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tehatta II	34 km
District headquarters	Nadia	34 km

Villages closest to Barnia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehatta II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Barnia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnia village had a population of 16,350. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,726 residents.

Barnia village has 8,312 males and 8,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnia has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Barnia is 741156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnia covers 1659.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barnia falls under Tehatta II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barnia is Pagla Chandi, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barnia.

Barnia is about 34 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnia is in Tehatta II tehsil of Nadia district. Pagla Chandi is about 6.9 km away. Kātoya is about 25 km away. Tehatta II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.