Sastanagar, Dantan - I

Sastanagar is a village located in the Dantan - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dantan-I block and comes under Dantan-II Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Sastanagar is 1.5 thousands out of which 711 are males and rest 761 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1070 females per 1000 males. There are around 170 teenagers in Sastanagar. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 894 persons can read and write. Total 734 people belonging to scheduled caste and 186 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 302 households in Sastanagar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 541. The pincode of Sastanagar is 721426 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dantan Sub Post office
• Kotepada Branch Post office
• Lalitapur Branch Post office
• Paragana Branch Post office
• Bamanda Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Sorrong Madhusudan Vidyapith High School Upry.
• Dantan High School(High School) U. Primary
• Dantan Bhagabat Charan High School Upry.
• Datan B. G. H.School U. Primary
• Kotepada High School (High School)

Hospitals

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

• Bhabanipur Sub-Center
• Kontai Sub-Center
• Kuhura Sub-Center
• Panitunia Sub-Center
• Krishnapur Sub-Center

Banks

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

• State Bank of India Dantan
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Dantan