Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara # Antara Antara is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 269 people in 57 households, the 117th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 269 people (2011) - 57 households - 63.8% literacy - 978 females per 1,000 males ## Antara PIN code and other codes Antara falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bichhua - Census village code 495421 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Antara from nearby towns? - Bichhua (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 58 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town) 58 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Antara? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Antara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tumdagadi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bichhua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Antara known for? About 60% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Antara Of every 100 households in Antara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Antara · ■ Bichhua rural average - Electricity for lighting 25% 78% - Toilet within the home 5% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 88% 47% - Television 10% 21% - Mobile phone 7% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 60% 46% - Own their home 98% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Antara? ■ Antara · ■ Bichhua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.8% 70.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 972 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 778 967 - Working population 42.0% 49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 62 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (26%) · ■ Other work 10 (9%) · ■ Marginal 12 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bichhua - Boradi 279 people - Silota Khurd 277 people - Malhanwada 273 people - Sonakhari 273 people - Devnadi 268 people - Kokiwara 260 people - Radhadevi Bisa 257 people - Sawajpani 245 people All 147 villages in Bichhua ## Other places named Antara - Antara · Village, Similia, Baleshwar · 2,188 people - Antara · Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol · 824 people ## Quick answers - How far is Antara from Chhindwara? 58 km by road - What is the population of Antara? 269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Antara in? Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Antara? 63.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/antara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.