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Burwan

Burwan
Village
Burwan is located in West Bengal
Burwan
Burwan
Burwan is located in India
Burwan
Burwan
Location in West Bengal, 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 IST (UTC+5:30)
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.

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).

Burwan police station has jurisdiction over Burwan CD Block.

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

Burwan Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds.


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