Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Division
- Chitrakoot
- Headquarters
- Chitrakoot
- Tehsils
- 4 Karwi , Mau , Manikpur and Rajapur
- Vidhan sabha constituencies
- Chitrakoot and Manikpur
- Total
- 3,415 km (1,319 sq mi)
- Density
- 290.4/km (752.1/sq mi)
- Urban
- 96,352
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 ( IST )
- Major highways
- NH 76
- Website
- chitrakoot .nic .in
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
District Chitrakoot, An Official Website of District Chitrakoot | Hill of many wonders | India
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Encyclopedic overview
Chitrakoot district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India in the Baghelkhand region and Chitrakoot city is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part of Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 3,216 km.The district has a population of 991,730 (2011 Census). As of 2011 it is the second least populated district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75), after Mahoba.
To the north, Chitrakoot district shares its boundary with Kaushambi district. The eastern border adjoins Prayagraj district (formerly Allahabad district). In the south, it is flanked by Satna district and Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, forming inter-state boundaries. To the west, the district touches Banda district.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chitrakoot district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.