Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur

For disambiguation, see Tapan.

Tapan is a village in Tapan CD Block in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Tapan
Village
Tapan Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Tapan Tapan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25.30863°N 88.566439°E / 25.30863; 88.566439
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,796
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	733127
STD/ Telephone code	03521
Lok Sabha constituency	Balurghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tapan
Website	ddinajpur.nic.in

Geography

16km
9.9miles

Q

Bangladesh

P

India

H

Bangarh

R

Kushmandi

R

Bansihari

R

Tapan

R

Kumarganj

R

Patiram

R

Hili Checkpoint

CT

Chak Bhrigu

CT

Dakra

CT

Par Patiram

CT

Gopalpur

CT

Harirampur

M

Buniadpur

M

Gangarampur

M

Balurghat

   

Cities and towns in the Dakshin Dinajpur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Tapan is located at 25.30863°N 88.566439°E / 25.30863; 88.566439.

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

Tapan police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Tapan CD Block.^[1][2]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Tapan CD Block is at Tapan.^[3][4]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Tapan had a total population of 2,796, of which 1,451 (52%) were males and 1,345 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 256. The total number of literates in Tapan was 2,105 (82.87% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

Education

Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College was established at Tapan in 2011. Affiliated to the Gour Banga University, it offers honours courses in English, Bengali, history and education, and a general course in arts.^[6][7]

Healthcare

Tapan Rural Hospital at Tapan (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Tapan CD Block. There are primary health centres at Monahali (with 10 beds), Chenchra (Rampara (Chenchra) PHC) (with 10 beds) and Balapur (Malancha PHC) (with 10 beds).^[8]