Kantapal, Kharagpur - I

Kantapal is a village located in the Kharagpur - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kharagpur-I block and comes under Kalaikunda Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Kantapal is 759 out of which 404 are males and rest 355 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 879 females per 1000 males. There are around 110 teenagers in Kantapal. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 392 persons can read and write. Total 636 people belonging to scheduled caste and 18 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 166 households in Kantapal, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 236. The pincode of Kantapal is 721301 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gole Bazar Sub Post office
• Kharagpur Work Shop Sub Post office
• Kharagpur New Settlement Sub Post office
• Mathurakati Sub Post office
• Kharagpur Sub Post office

Schools

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

• St. Agnes High School
• Gokulpur Bidhan Chandra Vidyabhaban (High School) Upry.
• K. V. No. 2 Kharagpur School
• Kharagpur South Side High School (High School)
• Khelar Gajendra High School (High School)

Hospitals

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

• Mercy Nursing Home
• Barkola Sub-Center
• Sankoa Sub-Center
• Shyamchak Sub-Center
• Kuldiha Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Bank of Baroda Kharagpur
• Central Bank of India Kharagpur
• Central Bank of India DRM Office Kharagpur
• Canara Bank Kharagpur II
• Canara Bank Kharagpur Lic OF India