| 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]
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.
The Chitrakoot district is divided into 4 Sub-Divisions (Tehsils), each headed by a SDM.
The Chitrakoot district is divided into 5 Community Development Blocks, each headed by a BDO.
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.
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.