Gangtara, Bankura - I

Gangtara is a village located in the Bankura - I Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Bankura-I block and comes under Kalpathar Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Gangtara is 830 out of which 416 are males and rest 414 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 995 females per 1000 males. There are around 78 teenagers in Gangtara. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 487 persons can read and write. Total 644 people belonging to scheduled caste and 115 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 160 households in Gangtara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 421. The pincode of Gangtara is 722146 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Rajagram Sub Post office
• Jagadalla Branch Post office
• Bhagabandh Branch Post office
• Bhikurdihi Branch Post office
• Kumidya Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Vivekananda Siksha Niketan High School
• Rajgram Vivekananda Hindu Vidyalaya (High School)
• Jagadalla Gorabari M.G Smriti Vidyalaya (High School)
• Kalapathar Binapani High School
• St. Xaviers High School

Hospitals

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

• Jagadalla Sub-Center
• Kankradihi Sub-Center
• Dhagaria Sub-Center
• Banshi Sub-Center
• Damodarpur Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Canara Bank Vikurdihi
• UCO Bank Rajagram