# Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal 

# Tapan

Tapan is a sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **250,504 people**, no towns and 279 villages (271 inhabited). The largest village is Bazrapukur (8,538 people).

- 250,504people (2011)
- 279villages
- 0towns
- 68.6%literacy

## Population of Tapan compared with Dakshin Dinajpur

■ Tapan · ■ Dakshin Dinajpur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**957

Working population ****45.6%**

**41.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tapan

Of every 100 households in Tapan in 2011, 31 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tapan · ■ Dakshin Dinajpur district

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**61%

Tap water ****8%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Tapan

- Bazrapukur · 8,538 people
- Naogon · 4,908 people
- Salas · 4,772 people
- Ramchandrapur · 4,538 people
- Mandapara · 4,262 people
- Lakshmipur · 3,933 people
- Bhaior · 3,716 people
- Kardaha · 3,577 people
- Shukdebpur · 3,560 people
- Basuria · 3,344 people
- Hazaratpur · 3,225 people
- Bhikahar · 3,070 people
- Tapan · 2,796 people
- Mamudpur · 2,658 people
- Kadma · 2,525 people
- Nababnagar · 2,471 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Tapan?279 (271 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapan in?Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Tapan?250,504 (Census 2011)