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. The district occupies an area of 3,45,291 km². The district has a population of 990,626 2011 Census. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Uttar Pradesh out of 71, after Mahoba