Kantajhariya, Gharghoda

Kantajhariya (कांटाझरिया) is a village located in the Gharghoda Tehsil of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Gharghoda block and comes under Chimtapani Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raigarh parliament constituency and Dharamjaigarh assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Kantajhariya is 503 out of which 238 are males and rest 265 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1113 females per 1000 males. There are around 77 teenagers in Kantajhariya. It has literacy rate of 22% which means around 113 persons can read and write. Total 27 people belonging to scheduled caste and 426 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 142 households in Kantajhariya, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 376. The pincode of Kantajhariya is 496111 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gharghoda Sub Post office
• Bahirkela Branch Post office
• Nawapara Tenda Branch Post office
• Porda Branch Post office
• Rabo Branch Post office

Schools

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

• St.Anns Shcool Gharghoda
• Pvt.S.S.M. Higher Secondary School Gharghoda
• Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Ghargoda
• Govt Higher Secondary School Gharghoda
• Pragya Middle School Gharghoda

Hospitals

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

• Gharghodi Sub-Center
• Chilkaguda Sub-Center
• Amalidih Sub-Center
• Faguram Sub-Center
• Konpara Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Central Bank of India Gharghoda
• Central Bank of India Raikera
• ICICI Bank Gharghoda
• State Bank of India Gharghoda