Rudraprayag district

Rudraprayag is a district of the state of Uttarakhand of northern India. The district occupies an area of 1984 km². The town of Rudraprayag is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District on the north, Chamoli District on the east, Pauri Garhwal District on the south, and Tehri Garhwal District on the west.

Rudraprayag district
District of Uttarakhand
Clockwise from top-left: Kedarnath Temple, Confluence of Alakananda and Mandakini at Rudraprayag, Chaukhamba at Bodha Madhyamaheshwar, Hills at Chopta, Tungnath
Location in Uttarakhand
Rudraprayag district
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
Division	Garhwal division
Headquarters	Rudraprayag
Established	16 September 1997
Government
• District magistrate	Manuj Goyal, IAS[1]
Area
• Total	1,984 km2 (766 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	242,285
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	IN-UT
Vehicle registration	UK 13
Website	rudraprayag.nic.in

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 is at the north, Madmaheshwar at east, Nagrasu at southern east and Srinagar at extreme south. The Mandakini River is the main river of the district.

As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13).^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	70,510	—
1911	78,790	+1.12%
1921	80,700	+0.24%
1931	88,743	+0.95%
1941	100,305	+1.23%
1951	105,848	+0.54%
1961	119,921	+1.26%
1971	135,654	+1.24%
1981	169,743	+2.27%
1991	200,515	+1.68%
2001	227,439	+1.27%
2011	242,285	+0.63%
source:[3]

Religions in Rudraprayag district (2011)[4] Religion Percent Hinduism   99.13% Islam   0.61% Other or not stated   0.26% Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 census Rudraprayag district has a population of 242,285,^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 583 in India (out of a total of 640).^[2] The district has a population density of 119 inhabitants per square kilometre (310/sq mi) .^[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.14%.^[2] Rudraprayag has a sex ratio of 1120 females for every 1000 males, making it the 6th highest in the country as per 2011 census, second being Almora that too in uttarakhand,^[2] and a literacy rate of 82.09%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.68% and 0.16% of the population respectively.^[2]

Languages of Rudraprayag district (2011)^[6]

1. Garhwali (94.5%)
2. Hindi (4.20%)
3. Others (1.32%)

The predominant first language of the district is Garhwali, spoken by 94.48% of the population according to the 2011 census. Hindi, though widely used a lingua franca, is the first language of 4.20%, while 0.60% are speakers of Nepali.^[6]

Rudraprayag district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Indian Census.[6]
Mother tongue code	Mother tongue	People	Percentage
006195	Garhwali	228,916	94.5%
006240	Hindi	10,167	4.2%
014011	Nepali	1,444	0.6%
–	Others	1,758	0.7%
Total		242,285	100.0%

Assembly constituencies

• Kedarnath
• Rudraprayag

Shrines and temples

• Kedarnath temple^[7]
• Tungnath Tungnath
• Madhyamaheshwar
• Mathiyana Devi
• Kalimath Shakti Peeth
• Kartikswami temple
• Triyuginarayan Temple

Cities, towns and villages in Rudraprayag district

• Rudraprayag
• Sumerpur
• Bawai - 20 km from Rudraprayag city via Maikoti-Durgadhar, and 18 km from Tilwada
• Maikoti
• Biron Dewal village
• Gaundar village
• Darmwari
• Benji Village
• Triyuginarayan विलेज
• Ravigram village
• Guptakashi
• Gaurikund
• Jaggi Kandai village
• Bainji Kandai Dashjula village

See also

• Leopard of Rudraprayag