| Chitrakoot district चित्रकूट |
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Location of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Chitrakoot |
| Headquarters | Chitrakoot Dham (Karwi) |
| Area | .3164 km2 (0.1222 sq mi) |
| Population | 801,960 (2001) |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Chitakoot Constituency |
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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. 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]
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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.
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] Successive governments have often ignored the district's development and hence has become one of the most remote and cut-off districts in India.
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]
| Fatehpur district | Kaushambi district | |||
| Banda district | Allahabad district | |||
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| Satna district, Madhya Pradesh | Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh |
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