Churni River
| Churni River | |
|---|---|
A stretch of Churni river, Radhanagar-Kalinarayanpur | |
| Native name | চূর্ণী (Bengali) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Cities | Ranaghat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mathabhanga |
| • location | Majhdia |
| Mouth | Bhagirathi |
• location | Mangaldwip |
| Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
The Churni River is a distributary of the Mathabhanga River and a tributary of the Hooghly River, flowing through Nadia district in West Bengal, India. The Mathabhanga River itself is a distributary of the Padma River. The Mathabhanga-Churni is one of the three Nadia Rivers —Bhagirathi, Jalangi, and Mathabhanga. The Mathabhanga-Churni system is also an Indo-Bangladesh transboundary river.