Chitrakoot district is one of the districts of
Uttar Pradesh
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of India in the
Bundelkhand region and
Chitrakoot town is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part of
Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 3,216 km².The district has a population of 991,730 (2011 Census). As of 2011 it is the second least populated district of Uttar Pradesh (out of
75), after
Mahoba
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.
Economy
In 2006 the
Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chitrakoot one of the country's 250
most backward districts (out of a total of
640).
[ It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).]
Administration
Tehsils
The Chitrakoot district is divided into 4 Sub-Divisions (Tehsil
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s), each headed by a SDM.
# Karwi
# Mau
# Manikpur
# Rajapur
Blocks
The Chitrakoot district is divided into 5 Community Development Block
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s, each headed by a BDO.
# Karwi
# Mau
# Pahari
# Ramnagar
# Manikpur
Transportation
Closest Airport to Chitrakoot is in Allahabad which is 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) away and has flights to major destinations such as Delhi, Bangaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc.
Manikpur Junction railway station, located at Manikpur Sarhat
Manikpur, Officially known as Manikpur Sarhat is a town of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in Chitrakoot district, it has population around 15,435 as per 2011-2020 census, which makes it a nagar panchayat, and Tahseel in Manikpur. It is loc ...
is a major railway station in Chitrakoot district, providing train connections to Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, New Delhi, etc.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Chitrakoot district has a population
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of 991,730,Montana
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.[
The district has a population density of .][ Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.29%.][ Chitrakoot has a ]sex ratio
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of 879 females
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for every 1000 males,[ and a literacy rate of 66.52%. Scheduled Castes made up 26.89% of the population.][
At the time of the ]2011 Census of India
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, 68.61% of the population in the district spoke Hindi
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and 30.52% Bundeli as their first language.
Notes
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External links
Chitrakoot District on Bundelkhanddarshan.com
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Chitrakoot @ Bundelkhand's unofficial web site
Chitrakoot Information Guide
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Districts of Uttar Pradesh