Rudraprayag is a

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of the state of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

of northern

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. The district occupies an area of 1984 km². The town of

Rudraprayag Rudraprayag is a city and a municipality in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Keda ...

is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District on the north,

Chamoli District Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by China's Xizang Autonomous Region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh district, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar district, Bageshwar to the eas ...

on the east, Pauri Garhwal District on the south, and Tehri Garhwal District on the west.

Overview

Rudraprayag District was established on 16 September 1997. It was carved out from the following areas of three adjoining districts: * The whole of Augustmuni and Ukhimath block and part of Pokhri and Karnprayag block from Chamoli District * Part of Jakholi and Kirtinagar block from Tehri District * Part of Khirsu block from Pauri District The internationally known

Kedarnath Temple Kēdāranātha Temple (Sanskrit: केदारनाथ मंदिर, IAST: ''Kēdāranātha Mandira'', ) is a Hindu temple, one of the twelve ''jyotirlinga'' of Śiva. The temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Manda ...

is at the north, Madmaheshwar at east, Nagrasu at southern east and

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at extreme south. The Mandakini River is the main river of the district. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of

(out of 13).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Rudraprayag district has a

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of 242,285, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 583 in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.14%. Rudraprayag has a

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of 1120

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for every 1000 males, making it the 6th highest in the country as per 2011 census, second being

Almora Almora ( Kumaoni: ') is a municipal corporation and a cantonment town in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the ...

that too in uttarakhand, and a

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of 82.09%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.68% and 0.16% of the population respectively. The predominant first language of the district is Garhwali, spoken by 94.48% of the population according to the 2011 census.

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, though widely used a

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, is the first language of 4.20%, while 0.60% are speakers of Nepali.

Assembly constituencies

Kedarnath Kedarnath is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India, known primarily for the Kedarnath Temple. It is approximately 86.5 kilometres from Rudraprayag, the district headquarters. Kedarnath is the most remote ...

Shrines and temples

Kedarnath temple Kēdāranātha Temple (Sanskrit: केदारनाथ मंदिर, IAST: ''Kēdāranātha Mandira'', ) is a Hindu temple, one of the twelve ''jyotirlinga'' of Śiva. The temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Manda ...

http://kedarnath * Tungnath Tungnath * Madhyamaheshwar * Mathiyana Devi * Kalimath Shakti Peeth * Kartikswami temple * Triyuginarayan Temple

Cities, towns and villages in Rudraprayag district

* Sumerpur * Bawai - 20 km from Rudraprayag city via Maikoti-Durgadhar, and 18 km from Tilwada * Maikoti * Biron Dewal village * Gaundar village * Darmwari * Benji Village * Triyuginarayan विलेज * Ravigram village * Guptakashi * Gaurikund * Jaggi Kandai village * Bainji Kandai Dashjula village

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudraprayag District Districts of Uttarakhand