Antagarh is a town in the Kanker district located in the state of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

, 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 literacy rate.

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