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Chitrakoot district चित्रकूट |
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— District of Uttar Pradesh — | |
Location of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Administrative division | Chitrakoot |
Established | |
Headquarters | Chitrakoot Dham (Karwi) |
Area | |
• Total | .3164 km2 (0.1222 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 801,960 |
• Density | 2,500,000/km2 (6,600,000/sq mi) |
Website | Official website |
Chitrakoot district (Hindi: चित्रकूट जिला) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Chitrakoot town is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part of Chitrakoot Division.
चित्रकूट में भ्रमण के लिए महत्वपूर्ण धार्मिक एवं पर्यटन स्थल
The district occupies an area of 3,205 km². The district has a population of 766,225 (2001 Census).[1] As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71), after Mahoba.[2]
History[]
On 6 May 1997 a new district was carved out from the erstwhile Banda district comprising its Karwi and Mau tehsils. The district was initially named as Chhatrapati Shahuji Nagar district. On 4 September 1998 it was renamed as Chitrakoot district.
Economy[]
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chitrakoot one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3] None of the government paying attention for develop for the distric . There is place Ramakol (Turkaviran) where till no electricty coverage done by government.
Demographics[]
According to the 2011 census Chitrakoot district has a population of 990,626,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[4] or the US state of Montana.[5] This gives it a ranking of 448th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 315 inhabitants per square kilometre (820 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.29 %.[2] Chitrakoot has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 66.52 %.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh". india,gov,in website. http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UP. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Montana 989,415"
External links[]
- Chitrakoot District on Bundelkhanddarshan.com
- Official website
- Chitrakoot @ Bundelkhand's un-Official web site
- Chitrakoot Information Guide
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