Rudraprayag District
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Rudraprayag district, is a district of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...

 state of northern India
India
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. The district occupies an area of 2439 km². Rudraprayag town is the administrative headquarters of the district.

The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District on the north, Chamoli District
Chamoli District
Chamoli district is a district of 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, Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest...

 on the east, Pauri Garhwal District on the south, and Tehri Garhwal District
Tehri Garhwal District
Tehri Garhwal is one of the largest districts in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 604,747 , a 16.15% increase over the previous decade...

 on the south.

Rudraprayag District was established on 16th September1997. The district was carved out from the following areas of three adjoining districts.

1- Whole of Augustmuni & Ukhimath block and part of Pokhri & Karnprayag block from Chamoli District.

2- Part of Jakholi and Kirtinagar block from Tehri District.

3- Part of Khirsu block from Pauri District.

Internationally Known Shri Kedarnath Temple is at North, Madmaheshwar at east, Nagrasu at southern east and Shrinagar at extreme south. The holy Mandakini originated from Kedarnath is the main river of the district.

As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census
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  has a population
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 of 236,857 , roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu
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. This gives it a ranking of 585th in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
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). The district has a population density of 119 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
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 over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.14 %. Rudraprayag has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....

 of 1120 females
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 for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
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 of 82.09 %.
Indian census, the Rudraprayag district had a population of 227,439. Hindus 225,773, Muslims 1,406 (.61%), religion not stated 90.

Cities, towns and villages in Rudraprayag

  • Rudraprayag
  • Sumerpur
    Sumerpur
    Sumerpur is a town in south part of Pali District of Rajasthan state in India.The town is headquarters of the Sumerpur tehsil. Sumerpur lies in the north of the Jawai River and is an important agriculture mandi of Pali, Sirohi and Jalore districts...

  • Uthind
  • Darmola
  • Sann
    Sann
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     Village distance from Rudraprayag city are= 7.00 km.
  • Biron Dewal
    Biron Dewal
    Biron Dewal is a village in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. It is situated about 3 km from Chandrapuri and is famous for the Maa Chandika Temple....

     Village
  • Darmwari
    Darmwari
    Darmwari is a village, in the Augustmuni block of the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India....

  • Benji Village
    Benji Village
    Benji is a village near the small town Silli of Rudraprayag District, Uttarakhand State in India.It is pronounced as Byenji in local Garhwali language...

  • Syund Village
  • Triyuginarayan
    Triyuginarayan
    Triyuginarayan Temple is a Hindu temple located in the Triyuginarayan village in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The ancient temple is dedicated to god Vishnu. Its fame is credited to the legend of god Shiva’s marriage to goddess Parvati witnessed by Vishnu at this venue and is thus a popular...

     village
  • Guptakashi
    Guptakashi
    Guptakashi, Gupta Kashi or Guptkashi is a fairly large village located at an elevation of in the Kedar-khanda , in Garhwal Himalayas of Rudraprayag district in Uttrakhand, India. It is famous for the ancient Vishwanath Temple - dedicated to god Shiva - similar to the one in Varanasi...

  • Gaurikund
  • Kamera
  • Syund
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  • Jaggi Kandai
    Jaggi Kandai
    Jaggi Kandai is one of the major villages in Rudraprayag district. It is about 20–25 km away from the main market of rudraprayag. In this village 99% people is of jaggi caste....

     village
  • Bainji Kandai Dashjula
    Bainji Kandai Dashjula
    Bainji Kandai Village is one of the most popular villages in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand State, northern India. It is at a distance of about 25-30 kilometres from the main market of Rudraprayag....

     village
  • Dangi
    Dangi
    The Dangi are a Hindu caste found in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Hariyana, Gujarat, Uttrakhand, Maharastra, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Nepal.-History and origin:...

      just 15 km away fromRudraprayag city. satish
  • ukhimath,masoona,ransi,gaundar,panchkedar(temple)
  • gaurikund,village
  • paldwari ,VILLAGE
  • KYARK,Village
  • Tilwara,Village
  • kamera,Village
  • Maikoti
    Maikoti
    Maikoti village is on the way to Narendra Singh Bhandari motar marg on Pokhri motar line, 18 km away from District Headquarter Rudraprayag...

  • Nagrasu
  • °Ratura Just 8 km away from Rudraprayag,Odali Village 1KM (Approx) away from Ratura Market
  • Kalna Village: Kalna Village is Situated in center of Rudraprayag and Gaucher (Rudraprayag to Gaucher is 22 km)
  • kokhandi, village

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