Rudraprayag is a

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of the state of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

of northern

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

Rudraprayag Rudraprayag is a town 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. K ...

is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by

Uttarkashi District Uttarkashi District is a district of Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state in northern India, and has its headquarters at Uttarkashi city. It has six Tehsils namely Barkot, Dunda, Bhatwadi, Chinyalisaur, Purola and Mori. The district cont ...

on the north,

Chamoli District Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, Ru ...

on the east,

Pauri Garhwal District Pauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is ...

on the south, and

Tehri Garhwal District Tehri Garhwal is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 618, 931 (2011 census), a 2.35% increase over the previous decade. It is the 7th ranked dist ...

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 Kedarnath Temple (Sanskrit: केदारनाथ मंदिर, IAST: ''Kēdāranātha Mandira'', ) is a Hindu temple roughly 1200 years old dedicated to Shiva. The temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river ...

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

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at extreme south. The

Mandakini River The Mandakini River is a tributary of the Alaknanda River in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The river runs for approximately between the Rudraprayag and Sonprayag areas and emerges from the Chorabari Glacier. The river merges with river Song ...

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 640). 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: ''Almāḍ'') is a municipal board 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 th ...

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 Garhwali may refer to: * Garhwali people, an ethno-linguistic group who live in northern India * Garhwali language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by Garhwali people * anything from or related to: **Garhwal division, a region in state of Uttarakhan ...

, 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 kilometres from Rudraprayag, the district headquarter. Kedarnath is the most remote of the ...

Shrines and temples

Tungnath Tungnath (IAST:tuņgnāth) is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world and is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples located in the Rudraprayag district, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Tungnath (literal meaning: Lord of ...

Madhyamaheshwar Madhyamaheshwar ( sa, मध्यमहेश्वर) or Madmaheshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Gaundar, a village in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an elevation of , it is one of the Panch K ...

* Mathiyana Devi * Kalimath Shakti Peeth

Cities, towns and villages in Rudraprayag district

* Sumerpur *

Bawai Bawai is located in the Rudraprayag tehsil of Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to ...

- 20 km from Rudraprayag city via Maikoti-Durgadhar, and 18 km from Tilwada * Maikoti *

Biron Dewal Biron Dewal is a village in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state in northern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most popu ...

village * Darmwari *

Benji Village Benji is a village near the small town Silli (Agastyamuni) of Rudraprayag District, Uttarakhand State in India. It is pronounced as Byenji in local Garhwali language. It is known for being the site of the first victim of the Leopard of Rudrapra ...

Triyuginarayan Triyuginarayan Temple ( sa, त्रियुगी-नारायण) is a Hindu temple located in the Triyuginarayan village in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. The ancient temple is dedicated to god Vishnu. Its fame is credited to ...

village *

Guptakashi Guptakashi, Gupta Kashi or Guptkashi is a fairly large town located at an elevation of in the Kedar-khanda ('khanda' means "sector"), in Garhwal Himalayas of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand, India. It is known for its ancient Vishwanath Tem ...

Gaurikund Gauri Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site and base camp for trek to Kedarnath Temple, in Uttarakhand, India.Page 224, Hill Resorts of U.P. Himalaya: A Geographical Study, By Nutan Tyagi, Published 1991 by Indus Publishing, It is situated at an alt ...

* Jaggi Kandai village * Bainji Kandai Dashjula village

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudraprayag District Districts of Uttarakhand