Chitrakoot Dham
Chitrakoot Dham is a city in the Chitrakoot district, in the India state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Chitrakoot district. Situated in the Baghelkhand region, it holds great cultural, historical, religious and archaeological importance and it is said that Rama, a major deity in Hinduism, spent 11 years of exile in Chitrakoot. It is connected to the town of Chitrakoot, situated in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography
The city is bounded by Kaushambi in the north, Satna and Rewa in the south, Prayagraj and Banda in the east and west respectively. Chitrakoot Dham is situated on the bank of the Mandakini river, with mountainous terrain.Demographics
As of the 2011 census, Chitrakoot Dham had a population of 66,426, with 54% being male, and 46% female. The city has an average literacy rate of 67%, with male literacy at 75% and female literacy of 58%.Educational institutes
- Baijnath Bharadwaj Saraswati Vidya Mandir
- Chitrakoot Inter College
- Gyan Bharti School
- Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Sitapur
- Sanskrit College, Taronha
- Goshwami Tulshidas Government College, Bedi Pulia
- Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University
- Seth Moolchand Vidya Mandir
- St Thomas Sr. Sec. school
Hospitals
- District Hospital Chitrakoot
Transport