Chitrakoot (District)

Chitrakoot District
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division :	Chitrakoot
Administrative headquarters :	Chitrakoot Dham
Area :	3216 km²
Residents :	991.730 2011
Population density :	308 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://chitrakoot.nic.in/

Chitrakoot ( Hindi : चित्रकूट जिला; also Chitrakut ) is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .

Chitrakoot (meaning "hill of many wonders") is located in the south of Uttar Pradesh in the Chitrakoot division . It is located in the north of the Vindhya Mountains . The northern border of the district is formed by the Yamuna River . The district was created on September 4, 1998 from the Tehsils Karwi and Mau of the Banda district . The capital is the city of Chitrakoot Dham . The district covers 3216 km².

population

The population of Chitrakoot was 999,730 at the 2011 census. 10 years earlier it was 766,225. The gender ratio was 879 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 65.05% (75.80% for men, 52.74% for women). 96.33% of the population were Hindu and 3.48% Muslim .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 2 tehsils :

• Karwi
• Mau

Cities of the Nagar Palika Parishad type are:

• Chitrakoot Dham

Cities of the Nagar Panchayat type are:

• Manikpur Sarhat
• Rajapur

Web links

Commons : Chitrakoot District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District Administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} http://chitrakoot.nic.in/
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} www.census2011.co.in