Burwan (community development block)
Burwan | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Coordinates: 23°56′27″N 87°56′06″E / 23.940889°N 87.934952°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 270.94 km2 (104.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 257,466 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy (2011) | 68.96% |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742132 (Burwan) 742184 742168 742137 (Kuli) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03484 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-57, WB-58 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Burwan, Khargram |
| Website | burwanblock |
Burwan is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.