Balikeshetra, Tapan
Balikeshetra is a village located in the Tapan Subdivision of Dinajpur Dakshin district of West Bengal. The village falls in Tapan block and comes under Dwipkhanda Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Balurghat parliament constituency and Tapan assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Balikeshetra is 400 out of which 222 are males and rest 178 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 802 females per 1000 males. There are around 37 teenagers in Balikeshetra. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 288 persons can read and write. Total 238 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 94 households in Balikeshetra, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 237. The pincode of Balikeshetra is 733127 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Tapan Sub Post office
- Chakbaliram Branch Post office
- Daralhat Branch Post office
- Kamdebbati Branch Post office
- Mahadebpur Branch Post office
Schools
Balikeshetra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tilan High School
- Balapur High School
- Prabhat Tara Primary School, Batsonkar
- Laskarhat Junior High School
- Hasnagar F. P. School
Hospitals
Balikeshetra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Jamin Nischinta Sub Centre
- Balapur Sub Centre
- Patkola Sub Centre
- Tapan Rural Hospital Community Health Center
- Madnahar Sub Centre
Banks
Balikeshetra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.