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'<!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox Indian Jurisdiction | native_name = Rudraprayag | type = city | latd = 30.28 | longd = 78.98 | state_name = Uttarakhand | district = [[Rudraprayag district|Rudraprayag]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | altitude = 895 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_total = 2242| population_density = | area_magnitude= sq. km | area_total = | area_telephone = | postal_code = | vehicle_code_range = | sex_ratio = | unlocode = | skyline= Confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini at Rudraprayag.JPG| skyline_caption=Confluence of the [[Alaknanda River|Alaknanda river]], left, and the [[Mandakini river]], right, at Rudraprayag| website = rudraprayag.nic.in| footnotes = [http://210.212.78.56/50cities/rudraprayag/english/home.asp]| }} '''Rudraprayag''' ([[Devanagari]]: रुद्रप्रयाग) is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Rudraprayag district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttarakhand]]. Rudraprayag is one of the [[Alaknanda_River#Panch_Prayag|Panch Prayag]] (five confluences) of [[Alaknanda River]], the point of confluence of rivers [[Alaknanda]] and [[Mandakini River|Mandakini]]. Alaknanda then proceeds towards [[Devprayag|Devaprayag]] where it joins with [[Bhagirathi River|Bhagirathi]] river to form the river [[Ganges River|Ganga]]. [[Kedarnath]], a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] holy town is located 86&nbsp;km from Rudraprayag. ==Geography== Rudraprayag is located at {{coord|30.28|N|78.98|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Rudraprayag.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rudraprayag]</ref> It has an average elevation of 895&nbsp;[[metre]]s (2,936&nbsp;[[foot (length)|feet]]). ==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref> 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 ==Photo gallery == <gallery> Image: Rudraprayag - Confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini.JPG|Rudraprayag - [[Confluence]] of [[Alaknanda]] and [[Mandakini]] Image: Mandakini joins Alaknanda at Rudraprayag.JPG|Mandakini flows to Rudraprayag to join [[Alaknanda]] Image:Sandhya aarti at Rudraprayag.JPG|Evening prayers "Sandhya Aarti" at Rudraprayag </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} '''MERU PYARU GHARHWAL''' WITH REGARDS DEEPAK SINGH PANWAR VILLAGE GHENGHARKHAL P.O KANDA BHARDAR DIST RUDRAPRAYAG MOB NO +919999957746 ==External links== * [http://210.212.78.56/50cities/rudraprayag/english/home.asp Rudraprayag city, Official website] *[http://rudraprayag.nic.in/ Rudraprayag district website] * [http://wikimapia.org/country/India/Uttaranchal/Rudraprayag/ Rudraprayag] at ''[[wikimapia]]'' {{Rudraprayag district}} {{Municipalities of Uttarakhand}} {{Hindu temples in Uttarakhand}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Rudraprayag district]] [[Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand]] [[Category:Rudraprayag]] {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub}} [[hi:रुद्रप्रयाग]] [[bpy:রুদ্র প্রয়াগ]] [[it:Rudraprayag]] [[pt:Rudra Prayag]] [[sv:Rudraprayag]] [[uk:Рудрапраяґ]] [[vi:Rudra Prayag]]'