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Chitrakoot: 9.9 lakh people, one story

People
9,91,730
Area
3,216 km²
Literacy
65.05%
Sex ratio
879
Lowest in Uttar PradeshPopulation: 9,91,730. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number9.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 308 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChitrakootUttar Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Chitrakoot are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Chitrakoot in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.9 lakh#70/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,216 km²#37/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density308 per km²#67/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio879 females per 1000 males#51/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)907 girls per 1000 boys#33/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate65.05%#50/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy52.74%#50/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population9.7%#53/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

65.0% can read. 879 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.877.3
Female literacy
52.757.2
Scheduled Castes
26.920.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
9.722.3

Gender literacy gap: 23.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.3%
  • Muslim 3.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.9 lakh workers, 39.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 40.6%
    • Farm labourers 38.2%
    • Household industry 3.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 18.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 18% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      17.826.8
      Latrine at home
      12.026.0
      Tap water
      10.119.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.013.8
      Phone
      36.748.8
      Television
      11.724.2
      Bicycle
      45.649.4
      Two-wheeler
      7.814.3

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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