Balakandi 5th Plan Primary
| School Name | Balakandi 5th Plan Primary |
| Address | Okarabari / VIII, Dinhata-I, Cooch Behar, West Bengal |
| Location | Okarabari / VIII |
| City | Cooch Behar |
| District | Coochbehar |
| State | West Bengal |
| Pincode | 736173 |
| Category | Primary School |
| Block | Dinhata-I |
Balakandi 5th Plan Primary is located in Okarabari / VIII, Dinhata-I, Cooch Behar, West Bengal. Established in year 1980, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. The medium of instructions is Bengali in the school.
| Pre Primary | 21 Kids |
| Class I to V | 118 Students |
| Total Students | 139 Students |
| Total Teachers | 4 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 35:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 28:1 |
The school has enrolled around two hundred students who are taught by 4 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 35 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Three teachers are Male and remaining one is Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, two are Graduate and rest one is Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 28:1, means on an average twenty eight students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 21 kids in pre primary and 118 students in class I to V.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has other boundary walls. The school has total five clasrooms and one other room. There is book bank for students. There are one boys toilet, one girls toilet and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.