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	===Language and religion===		===Language and religion===
	In the 2001 census, Bengali was mother tongue of 98.3% of the population in Murshidabad district, followed by Santhali 0.8%, Hindi 0.4%, Telugu 0.2% and Urdu 0.1%.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf \|title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A \| work= Mother-tongue, page 48 \|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 \| access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>

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	In the 2011 census, in Burwan CD block. Hindus numbered 146140 and formed 56.76% of the population, Muslims numbered 110,861 and formed 43.06% of the population. Others numbered 465 and formed 0.18% of the population. In Burwan CD block while the proportion of Muslims increased from 38.45% in 1991 to 40.20% in 2001,the proportion of Hindus declined from 61.50% in 1991 to 59.66% in 2001.<ref name=censusreligion2011>{{cite web\| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html \|title = C1 Population by Religious Community \| work= West Bengal \|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India \| access-date = 20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad \| work = Table 17.1, Population by religion in the blocks of Murshidabad \| publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \| access-date = 21 November 2018 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| archive-date = 21 January 2019 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>
			In the 2011 census, in Burwan CD block. Hindus numbered 146140 and formed 56.76% of the population, Muslims numbered 110,861 and formed 43.06% of the population. Others numbered 465 and formed 0.18% of the population.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web \|date=2011 \|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS \|website=censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> In Burwan CD block while the proportion of Muslims increased from 38.45% in 1991 to 40.20% in 2001,the proportion of Hindus declined from 61.50% in 1991 to 59.66% in 2001.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad \| work = Table 17.1, Population by religion in the blocks of Murshidabad \| publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \| access-date = 21 November 2018 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| archive-date = 21 January 2019 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> Burwan is the only block in Murshidabad where Muslims are in a minority.<ref name="religion" />

	Murshidabad district had 4,707,573 Muslims who formed 66.27% of the population, 2,359,061 Hindus who formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001.<ref name=censusreligion2011/><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad \| work = Table 2.10, Population by religion in the district of Murshidabad, 1991 and 2001 \| publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \| access-date = 21 November 2018 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| archive-date = 2019-01-21 \| url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bengal-beats-India-in-Muslim-growth-rate/articleshow/48675987.cms \|title = Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate\|publisher= The Times of India, 26 August 2015 \| access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>		Murshidabad district had 4,707,573 Muslims who formed 66.27% of the population, 2,359,061 Hindus who formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001.<ref name=censusreligion2011>{{cite web\| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html \|title = C1 Population by Religious Community \| work= West Bengal \|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India \| access-date = 20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad \| work = Table 2.10, Population by religion in the district of Murshidabad, 1991 and 2001 \| publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \| access-date = 21 November 2018 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \| archive-date = 2019-01-21 \| url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bengal-beats-India-in-Muslim-growth-rate/articleshow/48675987.cms \|title = Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate\|publisher= The Times of India, 26 August 2015 \| access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>

	Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of [[partition of India]] in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web\| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050823/asp/nation/story_5136259.asp \|title = Report taking shape amid infiltration buzz \|publisher= The Telegraph, 23 August 2005 \| access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref> The [[Radcliffe Line]] had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority [[Khulna District\|Khulna]] in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjQ0iWSq2R0C&q=murshidabad+khulna&pg=PA45\|title=The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967\|last=Chatterji\|first=Joya\|work=pages 42-60\|date=15 November 2007\|publisher= University of Cambridge, first published 2007\|isbn= 978-0-521-87536-3\|access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>		Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of [[partition of India]] in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web\| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050823/asp/nation/story_5136259.asp \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051205225003/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050823/asp/nation/story_5136259.asp \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = December 5, 2005 \|title = Report taking shape amid infiltration buzz \|publisher= The Telegraph, 23 August 2005 \| access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref> The [[Radcliffe Line]] had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority [[Khulna District\|Khulna]] in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjQ0iWSq2R0C&q=murshidabad+khulna&pg=PA45\|title=The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967\|last=Chatterji\|first=Joya\|work=pages 42-60\|date=15 November 2007\|publisher= University of Cambridge, first published 2007\|isbn= 978-0-521-87536-3\|access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>

			[[Bengali language\|Bengali]] is the predominant language, spoken by 99.23% of the population.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web \|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
	==Rural poverty==		==Rural poverty==
	As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the [[rural poverty]] ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%. Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts had higher rural poverty ratios. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf\| title = West Bengal Human Development Report 2004\| work = Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district\| publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal\| access-date = 20 November 2018\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501201321/http://planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf\| archive-date = 1 May 2012\| url-status = dead}}</ref>		As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the [[rural poverty]] ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%. Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts had higher rural poverty ratios. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf\| title = West Bengal Human Development Report 2004\| work = Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district\| publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal\| access-date = 20 November 2018\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501201321/http://planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf\| archive-date = 1 May 2012\| url-status = dead}}</ref>
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	In 2014, Burwan CD block had 1 rural hospital, 4 [[Primary Health Centre (India)\|primary health centres]] and 2 private nursing homes with total 60 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 37 family welfare subcentres. 10,117 patients were treated indoor and 152,681 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block.<ref name=handbook2014/>		In 2014, Burwan CD block had 1 rural hospital, 4 [[Primary Health Centre (India)\|primary health centres]] and 2 private nursing homes with total 60 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 37 family welfare subcentres. 10,117 patients were treated indoor and 152,681 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block.<ref name=handbook2014/>

	Burwan CD block has Burwan Rural Hospital at [[Burwan]] (with 30 beds), Kuli [[Primary Health Centre (India)\|Primary Health Centre]] (with 6 beds), Kharjuna (Subaldaha) PHC (with 4 beds), [[Panchthupi]] PHC (with 10 beds) and Sundarpur PHC (with 10 beds)<ref name=medical>{{cite web \| url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ \| title = Health & Family Welfare Department \| work= Health Statistics \| publisher = Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 19 September 2017}}</ref>		Burwan CD block has Burwan Rural Hospital at [[Burwan]] (with 30 beds), Kuli [[Primary Health Centre (India)\|Primary Health Centre]] (with 6 beds), Kharjuna (Subaldaha) PHC (with 4 beds), [[Panchthupi]] PHC (with 10 beds) and Sundarpur PHC (with 10 beds)<ref name=medical>{{cite web \| url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ \| title = Health & Family Welfare Department \| work = Health Statistics \| publisher = Government of West Bengal \| access-date = 19 September 2017 \| archive-date = 28 October 2021 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

	Burwan CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by moderate level of [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater\|arsenic contamination]]. The [[World Health Organization\|WHO]] guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300 mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Burwan CD block is 64 mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm \| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )\| publisher = SOES \| work = Murshidabad\| access-date = 4 August 2017}}</ref>		Burwan CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by moderate level of [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater\|arsenic contamination]]. The [[World Health Organization\|WHO]] guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300 mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Burwan CD block is 64 mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm\| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )\| publisher = SOES\| work = Murshidabad\| access-date = 4 August 2017\| archive-date = 22 July 2011\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722092741/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm\| url-status = dead}}</ref>

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'''Burwan''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in the [[Kandi subdivision]] of [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
Burwan is located at {{coord|23.940889|N|87.934952|E|format=dms|}}

Burwan CD block is bounded by [[Khargram (community development block)|Khargram]] CD block in the north, [[Kandi (community development block)|Kandi]] and [[Bharatpur I]] CD blocks in the east, [[Mayureswar II (community development block)|Mayureshwar II]] CD block, in Birbhum district, in the south and west.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/murshidabad.html |title = Tehsil Map of Murshidabad |work = CD Block/ Tehsil | publisher= Maps of India | access-date = 6 August 2017}}</ref>

Burwan CD block lies in the Mayurakshi Dwaraka plain in the south-eastern corner of [[Rarh]] region in Murshidabad district. The [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi River]] splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. The Rarh region is undulating and contains mostly [[clay]] and [[laterite|lateritic]] clay based soil.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Physiography, Page 13 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#2 | title= Murshidabad | work= Geography | publisher= Murshidabad district authorities | access-date= 24 July 2017 | archive-date= 29 July 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170729223718/http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#2 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

The Rarh region or the western part of the district is drained by the right bank tributaries of the Bhagirathi, flowing down from the hilly / plateau region of [[Santhal Pargana division]] in neighbouring Jharkhand. The [[Farakka Barrage]] regulates the flow of water into the Bhagirathi through the feeder canal. Thereafter, it is fed with the discharge from the Mayurakshi system. About 1,800 km2 of area in the neighbourhood of [[Kandi, Murshidabad|Kandi]] town is flooded by the combined discharge of the [[Mayurakshi River|Mayurakshi]], [[Dwarka River|Dwarka]], [[Brahmani River (Birbhum)|Brahmani]], Gambhira, [[Kopai River|Kopai]] and [[Bakreshwar River|Bakreshwar]] – the main contributor being the Mayurakshi. Certain other areas in the western sector also get flooded.<ref name=river>{{cite web | url = http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | title = Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal | work = Swati Mollah | publisher = Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 | access-date = 15 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | archive-date = 20 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Burwan CD block has an area of 299.66 km2. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 13 [[gram panchayat]]s, 185 gram sansads (village councils), 155 [[mouza]]s and 138 inhabited villages. [[Burwan#Police station|Burwan]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad, Tables 2.1, 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 21 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Headquarters of this CD block is at [[Gram Salkia]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>

[[Gram panchayat]]s in Burwan block/ panchayat samiti are: Biprasekhar, Burwan I, Burwan II, Kalyanpur I, Kalyanpur II, Kharjuna, Kuli, Kurunnurun, Panchthupi, Sabaldaha, Sabalpur, Sahora and Sundarpur.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal |work = Murshidabad - Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 15 August 2017}}</ref>

==Demographics==

===Population===
According to the [[2011 Census of India]] Burwan CD block had a total population of 257,466, all of which were rural. There were 132,439 (51%) males and 125,027 (49%) females. The population in the age range 0-6 years numbered 32,063. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 63,098 (24.51%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 2,955 (1.15%).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 14 October 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, Gram Salkia, the block headquarters had a population of 3,087.<ref name=census2011/>

As per 2001 census, Burwan block has a total population of 224,312, out of which 115,445 were males and 108,867 were females. Burwan block registered a population growth of 13.91 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url= http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date= 8 June 2016 |work=Census of India 2001 – Mushidabad district |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205646/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2012-04-12 |work=Census of India 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041813/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>

The decadal growth of population in Burwan CD block in 2001-2011 was 14.74%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Brief Analysis of Inset Tables based on Primary Census Abstract 2011 (Inset Tables 1-35), Table I: Decadal change in population of Tahsils (Sub-district) by Residence, 2001-2011, Page |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>

===Villages===
Large villages in Burwan CD block were (2011 census population in brackets): Jhikarhati (8,163), Kundal (4,584), Barwan (8,974), [[Panchthupi]] (7,956) and Badua (7,051).Beldanga<ref name=census2011/>

===Literacy===
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Burwan CD block was 155,449 (68.96% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 86,929 (74.97% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 68,520 (62.60% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 12.37%.<ref name=census2011/>

See also – [[List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate]]

{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Murshidabad district|collapsible=y}}

===Language and religion===
In the 2001 census, Bengali was mother tongue of 98.3% of the population in Murshidabad district, followed by Santhali 0.8%, Hindi 0.4%, Telugu 0.2% and Urdu 0.1%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Mother-tongue, page 48 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>

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In the 2011 census, in Burwan CD block. Hindus numbered 146140 and formed 56.76% of the population, Muslims numbered 110,861 and formed 43.06% of the population. Others numbered 465 and formed 0.18% of the population. In Burwan CD block while the proportion of Muslims increased from 38.45% in 1991 to 40.20% in 2001,the proportion of Hindus declined from 61.50% in 1991 to 59.66% in 2001.<ref name=censusreligion2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html |title = C1 Population by Religious Community | work= West Bengal |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad | work = Table 17.1, Population by religion in the blocks of Murshidabad | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 21 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Murshidabad district had 4,707,573 Muslims who formed 66.27% of the population, 2,359,061 Hindus who formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001.<ref name=censusreligion2011/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad | work = Table 2.10, Population by religion in the district of Murshidabad, 1991 and 2001 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 21 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 2019-01-21 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bengal-beats-India-in-Muslim-growth-rate/articleshow/48675987.cms |title = Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate|publisher= The Times of India, 26 August 2015 | access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>

Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of [[partition of India]] in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050823/asp/nation/story_5136259.asp |title = Report taking shape amid infiltration buzz |publisher= The Telegraph, 23 August 2005 | access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref> The [[Radcliffe Line]] had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority [[Khulna District|Khulna]] in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjQ0iWSq2R0C&q=murshidabad+khulna&pg=PA45|title=The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967|last=Chatterji|first=Joya|work=pages 42-60|date=15 November 2007|publisher= University of Cambridge, first published 2007|isbn= 978-0-521-87536-3|access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>

==Rural poverty==
As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the [[rural poverty]] ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%. Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts had higher rural poverty ratios. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf| title = West Bengal Human Development Report 2004| work = Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district| publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal| access-date = 20 November 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501201321/http://planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf| archive-date = 1 May 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Economy==
===Livelihood===
In Burwan CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 25.12%, agricultural labourers 50.99%, household industry workers 3.54% and other workers 20.35%.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad | work = Tables 2.7, 17.2, 16.1, 18.1, 18.2, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 21 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Infrastructure===
There are 155 inhabited villages in Burwan CD block. 100% villages have power supply and drinking water supply. 38 villages (25.42%) have post offices. 145 villages (93.55%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 66 villages (42.58%) have a pucca approach road and 76 villages (49.03%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 17 villages (10.97%) have agricultural credit societies and 15 villages (9.68%) have banks.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 96-97 Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities,2011 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 4 August 2017}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
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From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = (1) Chapter 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9 (2) Chapter 3.4, Land reforms, pages 32-33 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 7 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Following [[Land reform in India|land reforms]] land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Burwan CD block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 4,334 (5.44%,) patta (document) holders 3,359 (4.22%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 4,765(5.98%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 24,106 (30.25%) and agricultural labourers 43,115 (54.11%).<ref name=handbook2014/>

Burwan CD block had 15 fertiliser depots, 3 seed stores and 71 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in 2013-14.<ref name=handbook2014/>

In 2013-14, Burwan CD block produced 5,220 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop from 1,878 hectares, 35,692 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 10,346 hectares, 1,360 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 507 hectares, 2,314 tonnes of wheat from 890 hectares, 445 tonnes of jute from 33 hectares, 37,401 tonnes of potatoes from 2,999 hectares and 8,196 tonnes of sugar cane from 106 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.<ref name=handbook2014/>

In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Burwan CD block was 3,180 hectares, out of which 2,000 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 200 hectares with tank water, 257 hectares by deep tube wells, and 723 hectares by other means.<ref name=handbook2014/>

===Silk and handicrafts===
Murshidabad is famous for its silk industry since the Middle Ages. There are three distinct categories in this industry, namely (i) [[Mulberry]] cultivation and silkworm rearing (ii) Peeling of raw silk (iii) Weaving of silk fabrics.<ref name=handicrafts>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 22-23: Industry | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 4 August 2017}}</ref>

Ivory carving is an important cottage industry from the era of the Nawabs. The main areas where this industry has flourished are Khagra and Jiaganj. 99% of ivory craft production is exported. In more recent years sandalwood etching has become more popular than ivory carving. Bell metal and Brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi and Jangipur. [[Beedi]] making has flourished in the Jangipur subdivision.<ref name=handicrafts/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#4 | title = Egiye Bangla Murshidabad district | work = Handicrafts and Silk Industry | publisher = Murshidabad district administration | access-date = 17 August 2017 | archive-date = 29 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170829154116/http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#4 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Banking===
In 2013-14, Burwan CD block had offices of 10 commercial banks and 3 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin banks]].<ref name=handbook2014/>

===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
Murshidabad district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund]]. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 3 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012 |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 26 November 2018}}</ref>

==Transport==
Burwan CD block has 10 ferry services and 9 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 40 km from the CD block headquarters.<ref name=handbook2014/>

[[State Highway 7 (West Bengal)|State Highway 7]] running from Rajgram (in Birbhum district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through this CD Block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 5 February 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
In 2013-14, Burwan CD block had 174 primary schools with 13,115 students, 37 middle schools with 3,960 students, 11 high school with 7,750 students and 13 higher secondary schools with 16,078 students. Burwan CD block had 1 general college with 791 students, 1 technical/ professional institution with 50 students and 411 institutions special and non-formal education with 14,608 students.<ref name=handbook2014/>

[[Panchthupi Haripada Gouribala College]] was established in 1996 at [[Panchthupi]]. Affiliated with the [[University of Kalyani]] it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, philosophy, political science and history. It offers general courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, philosophy, political science and history.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://panchthupihgcollege.in/Founder.html | title = Panchthupi Haripada-Gouribala College| publisher = PH-GC |access-date = 12 September 2017}}</ref>

Sunil Dhar Memorial B.P.Ed. College, a college for physical education, was established at Panchthupi in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/SunilDharMemorialBPEdCollege/SunilDharMemorialBPEdCollege.shtml | title = Sunil Dhar Memorial B.P.Ed College | publisher = College Admission |access-date = 12 September 2017}}</ref>

In Burwan CD block, amongst the 155 inhabited villages, 7 villages do not have a school, 72 villages have more than 1 primary school, 57 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 28 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 901-902, Appendix I A: Villages by number of Primary Schools and Appendix I B: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools, 2011 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 4 August 2017}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
In 2014, Burwan CD block had 1 rural hospital, 4 [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] and 2 private nursing homes with total 60 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 37 family welfare subcentres. 10,117 patients were treated indoor and 152,681 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block.<ref name=handbook2014/>

Burwan CD block has Burwan Rural Hospital at [[Burwan]] (with 30 beds), Kuli [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] (with 6 beds), Kharjuna (Subaldaha) PHC (with 4 beds), [[Panchthupi]] PHC (with 10 beds) and Sundarpur PHC (with 10 beds)<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 19 September 2017}}</ref>

Burwan CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by moderate level of [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|arsenic contamination]]. The [[World Health Organization|WHO]] guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300 mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Burwan CD block is 64 mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm | title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES | work = Murshidabad| access-date = 4 August 2017}}</ref>

==External links==
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