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Rudraprayag

Rudraprayag (Devanagari: रुद्रप्रयाग) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Alaknanda then proceeds towards Devaprayag where it joins with Bhagirathi river to form the river Ganga. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy town is located 86 km from Rudraprayag.

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Geography

Rudraprayag is located at 30°17′N 78°59′E / 30.28°N 78.98°E / 30.28; 78.98.

It has an average elevation of 895 meters (2,936 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Rudra Prayag had a population of 2242. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Rudra Prayag has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Rudra Prayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

District Administration

The District Magistrates of Rudraprayag District are as follows:

  • 1. Sri Bhuvneshwar Singh (I.A.S.) 29/09/97-29/09/97
  • 2. Smt. Manisha Prasad Panwar (I.A.S.) 17/10/97-22/03/98
  • 3. Sri Babu Lal Meena (I.A.S.) 22/03/98-09/12/98
  • 4. Sri Dharam Singh (I.A.S.) 10/12/98-26/10/99
  • 5. Sri Ramasankar Singh (I.A.S.)26/10/99-08/11/2000
  • 6. Sri S. K. Lamba (I.A.S.) 09/11/2000-29/11/2001
  • 7. Sri Navin Chandra Sharma (I.A.S.) 29/11/2001-02/05/2002
  • 8. Sri R. K. Sudhansu (I.A.S.) 03/05/2002-18/01/2004
  • 9. Sri V. K Pathak (I.A.S.) 21/01/2004-04/08/2004
  • 10. Sri Rajeev Chandra (I.A.S.) 04/08/2004-05/03/2005
  • 11. Sri U. D. Chaube (I.A.S.)06/03/2005-21/05/2007
  • 12. Sri D. Santhilpandiyan (I.A.S.) 21/05/2007-19/11/2007
  • 13. Sri. Kurve Sachin Saradchandra (I.A.S.)20/11/2007-05/11/2008
  • 14. Sri Dilip Jawalkar (I.A.S.) 06/11/2008- present

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Rudraprayag
  2. “Census of India 2001:

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  1. Uttarakhand Innoformation Centre / Uttarakhand Districts on 11-Sep-09 at 11:51 am

    [...] Rudra Prayag [...]

  2. Uttarakhand Innoformation Centre / Pauri Garhwal District on 17-Sep-09 at 5:18 pm

    [...] headquarters is at Pauri. Pauri Garhwal district is ringed by Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Almora and Nainital districts from three sides. The southern boundary of Pauri Garhwal [...]

  3. Uttarakhand Innoformation Centre / Tehri Garhwal District on 17-Sep-09 at 6:29 pm

    [...] of 604,747 (2001 census), a 16.15% increase over the previous decade. It is surrounded by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and Pauri Garhwal [...]

  4. Uttarakhand Innoformation Centre / Cities and Towns in Uttarakhand on 20-Sep-09 at 7:41 pm

    [...] Rudraprayag [...]

  5. Uttarakhand Information Centre / Kedarnath on 10-Oct-09 at 1:22 pm

    [...] a Hindu holy town located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is a nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag district. The most remote of the four Char Dham sites, Kedarnath is located in the Himalayas, about 3584m [...]

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