Kanthali, Jhalda - II

Kanthali is a village located in the Jhalda - II Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jhalda-II block and comes under Majhidih Gram Panchayat.

As on April 2025, the current population of Kanthali is 554 out of which 286 are males and rest 268 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 937 females per 1000 males. There are around 88 teenagers in Kanthali. It has literacy rate of 38% which means around 208 persons can read and write. Total 212 people belonging to scheduled caste and 93 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 86 households in Kanthali, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 182. The pincode of Kanthali is 723213 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jiudaru Sub Post office
• Bamnia Branch Post office
• Dumru Branch Post office
• Karkara Branch Post office
• Simni Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Bamnia Vivekananda Vidyapith (High School)
• Jilling Lahar High School
• Jiudaru High School (High School)
• Kotshila Girls' High School (High School)
• Sidhi High School

Hospitals

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

• Mantarh Sub-Center
• Oldih Sub-Center
• Chhatka Sub-Center
• Mutukura Sub-Center
• Lupungdih Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Indian Bank Khatanga
• State Bank of India Kotshila