Kantur, Burwan, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kantur


The village Kantur is located in Burwan C.D.Block of Murshidabad District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Burwan Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Kantur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kantur,
Murshidabad,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 742132

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kantur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kantur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kantur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kantur


As per available data from the year 2009, 901 persons live in 221 house holds in the village Kantur. There are 440 female individuals and 461 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.83% and males constitute 51.17% of the total population.

There are 285 scheduled castes persons of which 139 are females and 146 are males. Females constitute 48.77% and males constitute 51.23% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 31.63% of the total population.

Population density of Kantur is 701.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kantur


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Total area of Kantur is 128.37 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 84.56 ha. About 16.32 ha is un-irrigated area. About 68.24 ha is irrigated area. About 51.24 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 10 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 21.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 22.31 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Kantur


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Kantur.

There is a government primary school in the village Kantur.

There is a government middle school in the village Kantur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ekpaharia, which is less than 5 kms away from Kantur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Burwan, which is 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

Colleges in Kantur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Panch Thupi, which is 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Berhampore, which is more than 10 kms away from Kantur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Kantur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Berhampore, which is more than 10 kms away from Kantur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Berhampore, which is more than 10 kms away from Kantur.

Other Educational Facilities in Kantur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Samatari, which is 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Kantur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Berhampore, which is more than 10 kms away from Kantur.

Healthcare Facilities in Kantur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kantur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kantur.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kantur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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