Tapan is a village in Tapan CD Block in Balurghat subdivision of

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Tapan is located at . 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.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Tapan CD Block is at Tapan.

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).

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.

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).

References

Villages in Dakshin Dinajpur district {{DakshinDinajpur-geo-stub