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 | |
| 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 |
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]
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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