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  Tapan Tapan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°18′31″N 88°33′59″E / 25.30863°N 88.566439°E | |
| 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 |
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site
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Location
Tapan is located at 25°18′31″N 88°33′59″E / 25.30863°N 88.566439°E.
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Police station
Tapan police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Tapan CD Block.[1][2]
CD Block HQ
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]