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Chitrakoot Dham | |
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  Top: Ramghat at Chitrakoot Bottem:Hospital Chitrakoot | |
| Nickname: City of many Hills | |
  Chitrakoot Dham | |
| Coordinates: 25°12′N 80°54′E / 25.2°N 80.9°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Chitrakoot |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| • MLA | Anil Pradhan (Samajwadi Party) |
| • Chairman | Narendra Gupta |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 66,426 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 210205 |
| +915198 | +915198 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-96 |
| Website | https://chitrakoot.nic.in/ |
Chitrakoot Dham is a city in the Chitrakoot district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Chitrakoot district. Situated in the Bundelkhand 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.[citation needed] It is connected to the town of Chitrakoot, situated in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh in Statistics," Kripa Shankar, APH Publishing, 1987, ISBN 9788170240716
- ^ "Political Process in Uttar Pradesh: Identity, Economic Reforms, and Governance Archived 2017-04-23 at the Wayback Machine," Sudha Pai (editor), Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Pearson Education India, 2007, ISBN 9788131707975