Country India District Murshidabad Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | State West Bengal Elevation 58 m (190 ft) | |
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PIN 742132 (Burwan)
742184 (Kuli) | ||
Burwan is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Burwan police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Gram Salkia. It is located 44 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.
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Location
Burwan is located at 23°56′27″N 87°56′06″E
Burwan CD Block is bounded by Khargram CD Block in the north, Kandi and Bharatpur I CD Blocks in the east, Mayureshwar II CD Block, in Birbhum district, in the south and west.
Area
Burwan CD Block has an area of 270.94 km2.
Physical features
The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats in Burwan block/ panchayat samiti are: Biprasekhar, Burwan I, Burwan II, Kalyanpur I, Kalyanpur II, Kharjuna, Kuli, Kurunnurun, Panchthupi, Sabaldaha, Sabalpur, Sahora and Sundarpur.
Population
As per 2011 Census of India Burwan CD Block had a total population of 257,466, all of which were rural. There were 132,439 (51%) males and 125,027 (49%) females. The population below 6 years numbered 32,063. Scheduled Castes numbered 63,098 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,955.
In 2011, Gram Salkia, the Block headquarters had a population of 3,087.
As per 2001 census, Burwan block has a total population of 224,312, out of which 115,445 were males and 108,867 were females. Burwan block registered a population growth of 13.91 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Large villages
Large villages in Burwan CD Block were (2011 census population in brackets): Jhikarhati (8,163), Kundal (4,584), Barwan (8,974) and Badua (7,051).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Burwan CD Block was 155,449 (68.96% of the population above 6 years) out of which 86,929 (56%) were males and 68,520 (44%) were females.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Murshidabad district was 66.59.Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.