Kantasiari, Purulia - I

Kantasiari is a village located in the Purulia - I Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Purulia-I block and comes under Bhandarpuara-Chipida Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Purulia assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Kantasiari is 821 out of which 379 are males and rest 442 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1166 females per 1000 males. There are around 128 teenagers in Kantasiari. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 427 persons can read and write. Total 157 people belonging to scheduled caste and 76 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 165 households in Kantasiari, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 403. The pincode of Kantasiari is 723102 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dulminadiha Sub Post office
• Palma Penchara Branch Post office
• Durku Branch Post office
• Kotloi Branch Post office
• Pundru Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Gobindapur High School(High School)
• Purulia Zilla School
• Sri R.K.T.M.High School
• Gouradag High School(High School)
• Purulia Netaji Vidyapith

Hospitals

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

• Pandrama Sub-Center
• Karamara Sub-Center
• Kotlui Sub-Center
• Damda Sub-Center
• Durku Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Canara Bank Nadiha Para Purulia
• Punjab National Bank Dulmi