# Barwan Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Barwan

Barwan is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,974 people in 2,106 households**, the 1st largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 8,974people (2011)
- 2,106households
- 72.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barwan

Of every 100 households in Barwan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barwan · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**76%

Tap water ****33%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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

## What is the population of Barwan?

■ Barwan · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**945

Working population ****30.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 68.7% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 347 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,272 (47%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 752 (28%) · **■** Marginal 333 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Burwan

- Jhikarhati8,163 people
- Panch Thupi7,956 people
- Badua7,051 people
- Sundarpur6,093 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barwan?8,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwan in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barwan?72.7% (Census 2011)