Kantia, Burdwan - I
Kantia is a village located in the Burdwan - I Subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The village falls in Burdwan-I block and comes under Rayan-I Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Bardhaman - Durgapur parliament constituency and Burdwan Uttar assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Kantia is 1.1 thousands out of which 540 are males and rest 518 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 959 females per 1000 males. There are around 107 teenagers in Kantia. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 671 persons can read and write. Total 514 people belonging to scheduled caste and 319 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 253 households in Kantia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 490. The pincode of Kantia is 713101 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Burdwan Head Post office
- Agriculture Farm Sub Post office
- Burdwan District School Board Sub Post office
- Nutanpalli Sub Post office
- Ranisayar Sub Post office
Schools
Kantia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School
- Burdwan Town School
- Bidyarthi Bhavan Girls' High School
- Burdwan Municipal High School
- Sadhanpur Vivekanada High School
Hospitals
Kantia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Hatudewan Sub-Center
- Machkhanda Sub-Center
- Nadra Sub-Center
- Bamchandipur Primary Health Center
- Bam Sub-Center
Banks
Kantia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.