title: Balakhal
text: # Balakhal
  
  Balakhal is a semi-urban area in Chandpur District in the Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh. It is under Haziganj Upazila and Municipality. It stands on the bank of the Dakatia River.
  
  ## Infrastructure
  
  * Railway Station
  * Bus Stop
  * Daily Marketplace (Bazar)
  * Cumilla - Chandpur Road (R140)
  * Balakhal - Ramchandrapur Road
  * Balakhal- Kashimpur Road
  * Balakhal - Rampur Road
  * Balakhal - Protappur Road
  * Bridge on the Dakatia River
  
  ## Institutions
  
  * Intermediate and Degree College–1
  * Technical College
  * High Schools - 2
  * Boys Hostel
  * Boys School
  * Girls School
  * Primary Schools - 3
  * Madrasha–1
  * Mosques - 10
  * Eidgah
  * Hindu Temples - 6
  * Family planning clinics - 1
  * Social Welfare Center
  * Post Office 1
  * Microwave Station 1
  * Rural electricity power station
  
  ## Amenities
  
  * Electricity from Rural Electrification Board
  * Natural Gas supply for home and factory
  * Water supply from municipality
  * TV cable connection
  * Home phone connection
  * Ground transportations - bus, autos and train
  * Playgrounds, Football and cricket fields
  
  ## Shops and factories
  
  * Internet Cafe, Computer Center, Cellular Centers, Photo and Multimedia Studios
  * Restaurants and Sweetmeats
  * Groceries and Confectionaries
  * Clothing, Boutiques and utensils
  * Live Poultry, Fish Market and Butcher Shops
  * Tailors, Goldsmiths, Blacksmiths, Barber shops
  * Rural Doctors and Pharmacies
  * Agriculture Supplies, Sanitary Supplies, Steel and Woodwork
  * Bakery
  * Ice cream factory
  * Rice Mills
  * Saw Mill
  
  ## Attractions
  
  * Boishakhi Mela on the Pohela Boishakh (Bengali new year)
  * Big Dighis (lakes and lagoons)
  * Big banyan trees
  * Dakatia River
  * Ramchandrapur Bridge (Bakultola)
  