[2] In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chitrakoot one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

The Chitrakoot district is divided into 5 Community Development Blocks, each headed by a BDO.

Closest Airport to Chitrakoot is in Allahabad which is 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) away and has flights to major destinations such as New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc.

Manikpur Junction Railway Station, located at Manikpur Sarhat is a major railway station in Chitrakoot district, providing train connections to Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, New Delhi, etc.

According to the 2011 census Chitrakoot district has a population of 991,730,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[6] or the US state of Montana.