Burwan

Burwan
Village
Burwan
Location in West Bengal, India
Burwan
Burwan (India)
Coordinates: 23°56′27″N 87°56′06″E / 23.940889°N 87.934952°E / 23.940889; 87.934952Coordinates: 23°56′27″N 87°56′06″E / 23.940889°N 87.934952°E / 23.940889; 87.934952
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 Burwan CD Block in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 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 below 6 years was 1,182. The total number of literates in Barwan was 5,664 (72.69% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Burwan police station has jurisdiction over Burwan CD Block.[2]

Transport

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

Healthcare

Burwan Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds.[4]

References

  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. 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.
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