Antagarh is a town in the

Kanker district Uttar Bastar Kanker District is located in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh, India within the longitudes 20.6-20.24 and latitudes 80.48-81.48. The total area of the district is 6432 square kilometers. The population is 748,941. The ...

located in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of 6,777, of which 3,408 are male and 3,369 are female. There was a population increase of 32 percent since 2001, and the town had an 82 percent

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History

The fortress falling in the last of the princely state of Bastar, which is known as Antagarh. The kings of Bastar used to come to the end of the princely state of Bastar and take cognizance, so there is also a king halt in Antagarh. Tehsil was established here by the British around 1900. After the bifurcation of Bastar district in 1998, Kanker was included in the district.

Transport

Antagarh got connected with state capital Raipur through railways.

References

Villages in Kanker district {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub