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Rudraprayag
Rudraprayag
city
Map
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
2,242
Websiterudraprayag.nic.in
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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 Alaknanda 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.

Geography

Rudraprayag is located at 30°17′N 78°59′E / 30.28°N 78.98°E / 30.28; 78.98.[1] It has an average elevation of 895 metres (2,936 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], 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. ^ Template:GR


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