# Kantashala Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kantashala

Kantashala is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 28 households**, the 376th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 115people (2011)
- 28households
- 71.2%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantashala

Of every 100 households in Kantashala in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantashala · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**17%

Own their home ****82%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kantashala?

■ Kantashala · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**979

Working population ****38.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 68.0% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (11%) · **■** Marginal 28 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram

- Satyadihi118 people
- Chirik Chanpa117 people
- Jogitola117 people
- Murabani117 people
- Radha Shyampur115 people
- Bhauda114 people
- Chandra112 people
- Khasjangal108 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantashala?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantashala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantashala?71.2% (Census 2011)