Chitrakoot district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Chitrakoot Dham. For the city in Madhya Pradesh, see Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh. For other uses, see Chitrakoot (disambiguation).

Chitrakoot district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Ganesh Bagh, Chitrakoot
Ganesh Bagh, Chitrakoot
Location of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionChitrakoot
HeadquartersChitrakoot
Tehsils4 Karwi, Mau, Manikpur and Rajapur
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesChitrakoot and Manikpur
Area
 • Total
3,415 km2 (1,319 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
991,730
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
 • Urban
96,352
Demographics
 • Literacy85.05
 • Sex ratio879
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 76
Websitechitrakoot.nic.in

Chitrakoot district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India in the Bundelkhand 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 (2011 Census).[1] As of 2011 it is the second least populated district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75), after Mahoba.[2]

  1. ^ "Chitrakoot District Census 2011".
  2. ^ "District Census Handbook: Chitrakoot" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.