Chitrakoot district explained

Chitrakoot district
Settlement Type:District of Uttar Pradesh
Total Type:Total
Coor Pinpoint:Chitrakoot Dham
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Chitrakoot
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Chitrakoot
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
P1:4 Karwi, Mau, Manikpur and Rajapur
Area Total Km2:3415
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:991,730
Population Urban:96,352
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:85.05
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:879
Leader Title2:Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Leader Name2:Chitrakoot and Manikpur
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
Blank Info Sec1:NH 76

Chitrakoot district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India in the Bundelkhand region and Chitrakoot city is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part 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 Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chitrakoot one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). 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.

  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 is in Allahabad which is 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) away and has flights to major destinations such as New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata 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

According to the 2011 census Chitrakoot district has a population of 991,730,[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 315PD/sqkm .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.29%. 175,311 (17.68%) are under 7 years of age. 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.[6] Chitrakoot is located at the junction of Bundeli, Awadhi and Bagheli dialects.

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chitrakoot District Census 2011 .
  2. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Chitrakoot . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. Web site: Ministry of Panchayati Raj . 8 September 2009 . A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme . National Institute of Rural Development . 27 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf . 5 April 2012 . dmy .
  4. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . 13 June 2007 . 2011-10-01 . Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est..
  5. Web site: 2010 Resident Population Data . U. S. Census Bureau . 2011-09-30 . Montana 989,415 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php . 19 October 2013 . dmy.
  6. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh. www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.