Antagarh
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Antagarh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Antagarh Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Antagarh Antagarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°5′33″N 81°9′23″E / 20.09250°N 81.15639°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Kanker |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,777 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Halbi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Antagarh is a town and a Nagar Panchayat located in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of its eponymous development block, tehsil, and Assembly constituency.[1][2]
Antagarh is the last fortress falling in the erstwhile princely state of Bastar. The kings of Bastar used to come to this end of the princely state and take cognizance, thus the town used to serve as a King halt. Tehsil was established here by the British around the year 1900. After the bifurcation of Bastar district in 1998, it became a part of the Kanker district.
Geography
Antagarh tehsil is surrounded by Bhanupratappur and Kanker tehsils to the north, Amabeda tehsil and Kondagaon district to the east, Narayanpur district to the south and Koyalibeda and Durgukondal tehsils to the west.
