Chitrakoot district
Chitrakoot district | |||
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Tehsils 4
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies Chitrakoot and Manikpur | | |
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,415 km2 (1,319 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 991,730 | ||
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 96,352 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| • Literacy | 85.05 | ||
| • Sex ratio | 879 | ||
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | ||
| Major highways | NH 76 | ||
| Website | chitrakoot | ||
Chitrakoot district is one of the districts 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]
Economy
In 2006 the
640).[3] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
Successive governments have often ignored the district's development and hence has become one of the most remote and cut-off districts in India.
Administration
Tehsils
The Chitrakoot district is divided into 4 Sub-Divisions (Tehsils), each headed by a SDM.
- Karwi
- Mau
- Manikpur
- Rajapur
Blocks
The Chitrakoot district is divided into 5 Community Development Blocks, each headed by a BDO.
Transportation
Closest Airport to Chitrakoot is in
etc.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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 212,242 | — |
| 1911 | 221,166 | +0.41% |
| 1921 | 206,634 | −0.68% |
| 1931 | 219,667 | +0.61% |
| 1941 | 253,728 | +1.45% |
| 1951 | 270,877 | +0.66% |
| 1961 | 322,065 | +1.75% |
| 1971 | 389,516 | +1.92% |
| 1981 | 510,346 | +2.74% |
| 1991 | 624,177 | +2.03% |
| 2001 | 801,957 | +2.54% |
| 2011 | 991,730 | +2.15% |
| source:[4] | ||
According to the
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%. 9.71% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 26.89% of the population.[2]
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.[8] Chitrakoot is located at the junction of Bundeli, Awadhi and Bagheli
dialects.
Notes
- ^ "Chitrakoot District Census 2011".
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Chitrakoot" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
Montana 989,415
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- Braj Basi Lal (2011). Excavations at Bharadwaja Ashram: with a note on the exploration at Chitrakuta. Archaeological Survey of India.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chitrakoot district.
- Chitrakoot District on Bundelkhanddarshan.com
- Official website
- Chitrakoot @ Bundelkhand's unofficial web site Archived 13 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Chitrakoot Information Guide
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