Burwan বড়ঞা | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Burwan বড়ঞা Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Burwan বড়ঞা Burwan বড়ঞা (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°56′16″N87°56′06″E / 23.937889°N 87.934952°E /23.937889; 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 |
Burwan (also spelled Barwan) is a village, with a police station, in theBurwanCD block in theKandi subdivision ofMurshidabad district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.It touches with Birbhum District and Near labpur and Miriti Village, where Ex president Mr Pranab mukharjee was Born.
Buewan is located at23°56′16″N87°56′06″E / 23.937889°N 87.934952°E /23.937889; 87.934952.
The area shown in the map alongside, coveringBerhampore andKandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,Rarh and Bagri.[1][2] The headquarters of Murshidabad district,Berhampore, is in this area.[3] The ruins ofKarnasubarna, the capital ofShashanka, the first important king of ancientBengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.[4][5][6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the2011 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).[8]
Burwan police station has jurisdiction overBurwan CD block.[9]
State Highway 7 running from Rajgram (in Birbhum district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Burwan.[10]
Burwan Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is a major government facility in Burwan CD block.[11]
See also -Healthcare in West Bengal
