Burwan

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Burwan
Village
Burwan is located in West Bengal
Burwan
Burwan
Location in West Bengal, India
Burwan is located in India
Burwan
Burwan
Burwan (India)
Coordinates: 23°56′16″N 87°56′06″E / 23.937889°N 87.934952°E / 23.937889; 87.934952Coordinates: 23°56′16″N 87°56′06″E / 23.937889°N 87.934952°E / 23.937889; 87.934952
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,974
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
742132 (Barwan)
Telephone/STD code03484
Lok Sabha constituencyBaharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBurwan
Websitemurshidabad.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]

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