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). Successive governments have often ignored the district's development and hence has become one of the most remote and cut-off districts in India.

Major Towns

• Karwi
• Manikpur
• Rajapur
• Mau

Administration

Tehsils

The Chitrakoot district is divided into 4 Sub-Divisions (Tehsils), each headed by a SDM.

1. Karwi
2. Mau
3. Manikpur
4. Rajapur

Blocks

The Chitrakoot district is divided into 5 Community Development Blocks, each headed by a BDO.

1. Karwi
2. Mau
3. Pahari
4. Ramnagar
5. Manikpur

Transportation

Closest Airport to Chitrakoot city is in Chitrakoot Airport and Prayagraj Airport which is 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) away and has flights to major destinations such as New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc.

Chitrakootdham Karwi Railway Station and 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

According to the 2011 census Chitrakoot district has a population of 991,730, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est. |access-date=2011-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013

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. Chitrakoot is located at the junction of Bundeli, Awadhi and Bagheli dialects.

Notes

References

1. "Chitrakoot District Census 2011".
2. (2011). "District Census Handbook: Chitrakoot". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
3. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development.
4. [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]
5. (2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
6. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].