Chitrakoot Dham

This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh. For other uses, see Chitrakoot (disambiguation).

Chitrakoot Dham is a city in the Chitrakoot district, in the India state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Chitrakoot district. Situated in the Baghelkhand region, it holds great cultural, historical, religious and archaeological importance and it is said that Rama, a major deity in Hinduism, spent 11 years of exile in Chitrakoot.^{[citation needed]} It is connected to the town of Chitrakoot, situated in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.^[1][2]

Chitrakoot Dham
City
Top: Ramghat at Chitrakoot Bottem:Hospital Chitrakoot
Nickname:  City of many Hills
Chitrakoot Dham
Coordinates: 25.2°N 80.9°E / 25.2; 80.9
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chitrakoot
Government
• Body	Municipal Council
• MLA	Anil Pradhan (Samajwadi Party)
• Chairman	Narendra Gupta
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Highest elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	66,426
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	210205
+915198	+915198
Vehicle registration	UP-96
Website	https://chitrakoot.nic.in/

Geography

The city is bounded by Kaushambi in the north, Satna (M.P.) and Rewa (M.P.) in the south, Prayagraj and Banda in the east and west respectively. Chitrakoot Dham is situated on the bank of the Mandakini (Payaswini) river, with mountainous terrain.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, Chitrakoot Dham had a population of 66,426, with 54% being male, and 46% female. The city has an average literacy rate of 67%, with male literacy at 75% and female literacy of 58%.^[3]

Educational institutes

• Baijnath Bharadwaj Saraswati Vidya Mandir
• Chitrakoot Inter College (CIC)
• Gyan Bharti School
• Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Sitapur
• Sanskrit College, Taronha^[4]
• Goshwami Tulshidas Government College, Bedi Pulia^[4]
• Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University
• Seth Moolchand Vidya Mandir
• St Thomas Sr. Sec. school

Hospitals

• District Hospital Chitrakoot^[5]

Transport

Roads

The National Highway 35 (NH35) and National Highway 731A (NH731A) runs through Chitrakoot Dham Karwi. NH35 gives connectivity to Varanasi and Jhansi. NH731A gives connectivity to Kausambi, Pratapgarah, and Raebareli. The Bundelkhand Expressway begins in the city, a 296 km long expressway, connected to the Agra–Lucknow Expressway, which connects to Delhi.

Railways

Chitrakutdham Karwi railway station is part of the Manikpur–Jhansi/Kanpur main line, served by the North-Central division of Indian Railways. It to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhopal, Raipur, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Khajuraho, Lucknow, Durg and Varanasi.

Airport

Chitrakoot Airport is the nearest airport to the city.