Chitrakoot district


Chitrakoot district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India in the Baghelkhand region and Chitrakoot city 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. As of 2011 it is the second least populated district of Uttar Pradesh, after Mahoba.
To the north, Chitrakoot district shares its boundary with Kaushambi district. The eastern border adjoins Prayagraj district. In the south, it is flanked by Satna district and Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, forming inter-state boundaries. To the west, the district touches Banda district.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chitrakoot one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.
Successive governments have often ignored the district's development and hence has become one of the most remote and cut-off districts in India.

Major Towns

Tehsils

The Chitrakoot district is divided into 4 Sub-Divisions, each headed by a SDM.
  1. Karwi
  2. Mau
  3. Manikpur
  4. Rajapur

    Blocks

The Chitrakoot district is divided into 5 Community Development Blocks, each headed by a BDO.
  1. Karwi
  2. Mau
  3. Pahari
  4. Ramnagar
  5. Manikpur

    Transportation

Closest Airport to Chitrakoot city is in Chitrakoot Airport and Prayagraj Airport which is 106 kilometers away and has flights to major destinations such as New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc.
Chitrakootdham Karwi Railway Station and Manikpur Junction Railway Station, located at Manikpur Sarhat 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 of 991,730, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Montana. This gives it a ranking of 448th in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.29%. 175,311 are under 7 years of age. Chitrakoot has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 66.52%. 9.71% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 26.89% of the population.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 68.61% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 30.52% Bundeli as their first language. Chitrakoot is located at the junction of Bundeli, Awadhi and Bagheli dialects.