Kantar, Raiganj
Kantar is a village located in the Raiganj Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Raiganj block and comes under Mahipur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raiganj parliament constituency and Hemtabad assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Kantar is 2.9 thousands out of which 1.5 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 941 females per 1000 males. There are around 380 teenagers in Kantar. It has literacy rate of 47% which means around 1.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.5 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 589 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 642 households in Kantar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.3 thousands. The pincode of Kantar is 733156 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bindole Sub Post office
- Basian Branch Post office
- Laxmonia Branch Post office
- Maharajahat Branch Post office
- Bharatpur Branch Post office
Schools
Kantar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Maharajahat High School (High School)
- Sevagaram High School
- Sarada Vidya Mandir
- Bhagilata High School
- Bindole High Madrasah
Hospitals
Kantar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Kantar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.