Kantaranguri is a census town in the Kashipur CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kantaranguri is located at .
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Raghunathpur subdivision occupies the northern part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision. It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia and two thermal power plants are there â the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station and the 1200 MW Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The Banda Deul is a monument of national importance. The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kantaranguri had a total population of 5,435, of which 2,736 (50%) were males and 2,699 (50%) were females. There were 472 persons in the age range of 0âÂÂ6 years. The total number of literate persons in Kantaranguri was 4,445 (89.56% of the population over 6 years).
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Kantaranguri covered an area of 1.6228 km<sup>2</sup>. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources. It had 1,081 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had a dispensary/ health centre 1 km away, a nursing home 6 km away, 25 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school, at Raniganj 0.5 km away, the nearest degree college at Kashipur 8 km away.
Beko Anchal High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1967. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.
Vidyasagar Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1996. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.
There is a primary health centre at Kantaranguri (PO Beko), with 6 beds.