Burwan

Burwan
Burwan
Village
	Burwan Location in West Bengal, India Burwan Burwan (India)
	Coordinates: 23°56′16″N 87°56′06″E / 23.937889°N 87.934952°ECoordinates: 23°56′16″N 87°56′06″E / 23.937889°N 87.934952°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	8,974
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	742132 (Barwan)
Telephone/STD code	03484
Lok Sabha constituency	Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Burwan
Website	murshidabad.gov.in

Burwan (also spelled Barwan) is a village, with a police station, in the Burwan CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit]

Location[edit]

Buewan is located at 23°56′16″N 87°56′06″E / 23.937889°N 87.934952°E / 23.937889; 87.934952.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Barwan had a total population of 8,974, of which 4,558 (51%) were males and 4,416 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,182. The total number of literate persons in Barwan was 5,664 (72.69% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Civic administration[edit]

Police station[edit]

Burwan police station has jurisdiction over Burwan CD block.^[2]

Transport[edit]

State Highway 7 running from Rajgram (in Birbhum district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Burwan.^[3]

Healthcare[edit]

Burwan Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

[census2011-1] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[2] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[3] "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[medical-4] "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

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