Chitrakoot district General information
Chitrakoot district 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.
History
A newly district was created on 6th May 1997 in U.P. named Chhatrapati Shahuji Mahraj- Nager, which comprises of Karwi & Mau Tehsils and has been carved out from the Banda district. After some time, the district name was converted in Chirakoot on 4 th Sept. 1998. It falls in the northern Vindhya range of mountains spread over the states of Utter Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The larger part is included in the District Chitrakoot of U.P. and the District Satna of Madhya Pradesh. The word "Chitrakoot" has been used here to refer to this larger area and symbolizes the rich and varied cultural,religious, historical and archaelogical heritage of the various places and sites of this area. Lacs of peoole gather here at these sites on each Amavasya. Somwati Amavasyas, Deepawali, Sharad-Poornima, Makar-Sankranti and Ram Nawami are special occassions for such gatherings and celebrations.
Area and Location
District Chitrakoot lies between Lat. 240 48' to 250 12' N and Lang. 800 58' to 810 34' E.Distance Covered by district from East to West is 62 Km. & North to South is 57.5 Km.District is bounded in the North by Kaushambi, in the South by Satna(M.P.) & Rewa(M.P.) , in the East by Allahabad (PrayagRaj), in the West by Banda. District is Linked with Roadways to all adjoining districts of Banda, Allahabad,Satna, Rewa & Kaushambi.
Area of District is 345291 Sq. Kilometer.
Rivers
The main rivers are
Yamuna River,
Mandakini(Paishwani) River,
Gunta River.
Bagein River.
Ohan River.
Balmiki River.
Bardaha River.
Mountains
There are many mountains of Vindhyachal Parvat Mala in both Tehsil Karvi & Mau, Main Mountains are as follows :
Madfa Pahar : This mountain is situated in Karvi Tehsil.
Chitrakoot Parvat Mala: KamadGiri, Hanumaan Dhara, Janki Kund, Lakshman pahari,and
Devangana are famous Religious mountains.
Balmiki Pahar : This mountain is situated at allahabad & Banda National
Highway Marg in Karvi Tehsil.
Soil
There are mainly five types of Soil in the district, which are following as:
Kankirili Soil,
Kabar Soil,
Balui Soil,
Rakad Soil,
Padua Soil,
Climate
Winter : This season start from 15th sept. and very healthy season, but
in January season is very cold and Temp. is down from 5oc to 0oc.
Summer : After 15th March, Temprature is incresed upto 49oc. in May.
Rain : In mid of June, Average Rain is 100mm. (approx.).