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District of Uttar Pradesh

Chitrakoot District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.3 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,30,000 1.23 million 1 March 2026

Chitrakoot district's population is estimated at ≈12.3 lakh (12,30,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,91,730.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttar Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Chitrakoot district

Census 2011
9,91,730
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.3 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
96,332

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,95,398

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.3 lakh 12,30,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.92 lakh 9,91,730 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
308per km² 2011
Sex ratio
879 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
907 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
65.1% Male 75.8% · Female 52.7%
Urban share
9.7% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+23.7% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
3,216km² Census 2011
Households
1.68 lakh 5.9 people per household
Villages
656 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Chitrakoot: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,70,877
19613,22,065
19713,89,516
19815,10,346
19916,24,177
20018,01,957
20119,91,730
2016 *10,80,000
2021 *11,62,000
2026 *12,30,000
2031 *12,84,000
2036 *13,28,000

* Estimate

How Chitrakoot's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Chitrakoot's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Karwi7,09,97271.6%87564.8%11.7%
2 Mau2,81,75828.4%88965.8%4.8%

Largest towns in Chitrakoot (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Chitrakoot (Census 2011)
  1. Chitrakoot Dham 57,402
  2. Manikpur Sarhat 16,467
  3. Rajapur 13,439
  4. Karwi Mafi CT 9,024

How people in Chitrakoot worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

40.6%

Agricultural labourers

38.2%

Household industry

3.2%

Other work

18.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 39.8%.

Age structure of Chitrakoot

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Chitrakoot
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-460,42555,597
5-972,98265,740
10-1472,07964,267
15-1956,81442,780
20-2443,58733,969
25-2936,44133,365
30-3432,90232,689
35-3931,72429,022
40-4426,18622,553
45-4920,58818,564
50-5417,07313,745
55-5912,32313,168
60-6414,58513,684
65-6911,11510,009
70-749,0626,656
75-793,7323,176
80+4,6313,710
Children (0–14)
39.5%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
52.3%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.1%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.2years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
81.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Chitrakoot

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Chitrakoot
  1. Hindi 99.9%
  2. Urdu 0.1%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Marathi 0.0%
  5. Gujarati 0.0%
  6. Sanskrit 0.0%
  7. Odia 0.0%
  8. Sindhi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi68.6%
  2. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi30.5%
  3. Awadhi0.6%
  4. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi0.1%
  5. Urdu0.0%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Bhansari0.0%
  8. Bhojpuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Chitrakoot

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 24.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 13.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 15.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 16.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 82.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 26.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 10.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 6.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 92.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 49.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 16.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 5.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 67.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 20.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 1.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 29.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 46.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 8.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 12.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 20.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Chitrakoot district held 0.5% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 74th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 65.1%, 2.6 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 75.8% of men but only 52.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 879 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • 9.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 23.7% in 2001–11, faster than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈12.3 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Chitrakoot Dham, had 57.4 thousand people in 2011, 5.8% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Uttar Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Chitrakoot, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Chitrakoot (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Chitrakoot (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 9,55,372 96.3% 79.7%
Muslim 34,559 3.5% 19.3%
Christian 693 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 63 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 101 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 285 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 27 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 630 0.1% 0.3%
Total9,91,730100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Chitrakoot district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,30,000 (12.3 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Chitrakoot's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,91,730.

What was the population of Chitrakoot district in Census 2011?
9,91,730: 5,27,721 males and 4,64,009 females, of whom 96,332 lived in towns and 8,95,398 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Chitrakoot?
Literacy was 65.1% in 2011 (men 75.8%, women 52.7%). The sex ratio was 879 females per 1,000 males, and 907 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Chitrakoot district?
Chitrakoot Dham, with 57,402 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Chitrakoot district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 656 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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