Balchiar, Karandighi

Balchiar is a village located in the Karandighi Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Karandighi block and comes under Lahutara-II Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raiganj parliament constituency and Karandighi assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Balchiar is 1.7 thousands out of which 866 are males and rest 811 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 936 females per 1000 males. There are around 220 teenagers in Balchiar. It has literacy rate of 50% which means around 845 persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 91 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 345 households in Balchiar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 525. The pincode of Balchiar is 733215 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Karandighi Sub Post office
• Kamartore Branch Post office
• Sawdhan Branch Post office
• Tungidighi Branch Post office
• Doarin Branch Post office

Schools

Balchiar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Rahatpur High Madrasah (High School)
• Sabdhan High School
• Altapur High School (High School)
• Dwarin High School
• Tithpukur High School

Hospitals

Balchiar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Harbanga Sub-Center
• Dalkhola Sub-Center
• Keshabpur Sub-Center
• D.Murhel Sub-Center
• Gopalpur Sub-Center

Banks

Balchiar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Bejuar
• State Bank of India Tungidighi