# Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Burwan

Burwan is a sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **257,466 people**, no towns and 160 villages (155 inhabited). The largest village is Barwan (8,974 people).

- 257,466people (2011)
- 160villages
- 0towns
- 69.0%literacy

## Population of Burwan compared with Murshidabad

■ Burwan · ■ Murshidabad district

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**968

Working population ****32.8%**

**36.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Burwan

Of every 100 households in Burwan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Burwan · ■ Murshidabad district

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**59%

Tap water ****13%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Burwan

- Barwan · 8,974 people
- Jhikarhati · 8,163 people
- Panch Thupi · 7,956 people
- Badua · 7,051 people
- Sundarpur · 6,093 people
- Majlishpur · 4,779 people
- Kundal · 4,584 people
- Satitara · 4,325 people
- Kuli · 3,920 people
- Kurulia · 3,915 people
- Kumrai · 3,749 people
- Kunia · 3,743 people
- Nima Bahadurpur · 3,669 people
- Kharjjuna · 3,657 people
- Monai Kandra · 3,654 people
- Srihatti · 3,621 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Burwan?160 (155 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Burwan in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Burwan?257,466 (Census 2011)