About Barwan Village

Barwan is one of the larger villages in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,974, made up of 4,558 males and 4,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Burwan
Pincode	742132
Area (hectares)	797.63 hectares
Population	8,974
Male Population	4,558
Female Population	4,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 797.63 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Bahara, Baidyanathpur, Ballabhpur and Bansbere. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Barwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 8,974. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Barwan village has 4,558 males and 4,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Barwan is 742132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwan covers 797.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwan falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barwan.

Barwan is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.