Chitrakoot district
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Chitrakoot district (चित्रकूट) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Chitrakoot town is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part of Chitrakoot Division.
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History
On 6 May 1997, a new district was carved out from the erstwhile Banda district comprising its Karwi and Mau tehsils. The district was initially named as Chitrakoot district.