Kanthra, Kharagpur - I
Kanthra 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 Gopali Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Kanthra is 1.2 thousands out of which 631 are males and rest 587 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 930 females per 1000 males. There are around 85 teenagers in Kanthra. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 964 persons can read and write. Total 90 people belonging to scheduled caste and 208 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 278 households in Kanthra, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 389. The pincode of Kanthra is 721145 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Salua Sub Post office
- Rangametia Branch Post office
- Sakpara Branch Post office
- Demouli Branch Post office
Schools
Kanthra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Salua
- Gopali I.M.High School U. Primary
- Splendour High School
- Premananda Ashram School
- Bhetia Chandi High School (High School) Upry.
Hospitals
Kanthra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Kanthra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.