Rudraprayag district
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Rudraprayag district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left:Kedarnath Temple,Confluence ofAlakanandaandMandakiniatRudraprayag,Chaukhambaat BodhaMadhyamaheshwar,Hills atChopta,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 |
Rudraprayagis adistrictof the state ofUttarakhandof northernIndia.The district occupies an area of 1984 km2.The town ofRudraprayagis the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded byUttarkashi Districton the north,Chamoli Districton the east,Pauri Garhwal Districton the south, andTehri Garhwal Districton the west.
Overview
[edit]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 knownKedarnath Templeis at the north, Madmaheshwar at east, Nagrasu at southern east andSrinagarat extreme south. TheMandakini Riveris the main river of the district.
As of 2011 it is the least populous district ofUttarakhand(out of13).[2]
Demographics
[edit]| 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] | ||
According to the2011 censusRudraprayag district has apopulationof 242,285,[2]roughly equal to the nation ofVanuatu.[5]This gives it a ranking of 583 in India (out of a total of640).[2]The district has a population density of 119 inhabitants per square kilometre (310/sq mi).[2]Itspopulation growth rateover the decade 2001-2011 was 4.14%.[2]Rudraprayag has asex ratioof 1120femalesfor every 1000 males, making it the 6th highest in the country as per 2011 census, second beingAlmorathat too in uttarakhand,[2]and aliteracy rateof 82.09%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.68% and 0.16% of the population respectively.[2]
The predominant first language of the district isGarhwali,spoken by 94.48% of the population according to the 2011 census.Hindi,though widely used alingua franca,is the first language of 4.20%, while 0.60% are speakers ofNepali.[6]
| Rudraprayag district: mother-tongue of population, according to the2011 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
[edit]Shrines and temples
[edit]- Kedarnath
- Tungnath Tungnath
- Madhyamaheshwar
- Mathiyana Devi
- Kalimath Shakti Peeth
- Kartikswami temple
- Triyuginarayan Temple
Cities, towns and villages in Rudraprayag district
[edit]- Rudraprayag
- Sumerpur
- Bawai- 20 km from Rudraprayag city via Maikoti-Durgadhar, and 18 km from Tilwada
- Maikoti
- Biron Dewalvillage
- [ Gaundar village ]
- Darmwari
- Benji Village
- Triyuginarayanvillage
- Guptakashi
- Gaurikund
- Jaggi Kandai village
- Bainji Kandai Dashjulavillage
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Who's Who | District Rudraprayag | India".Retrieved29 July2022.
- ^abcdefg"District Census 2011".Census2011.co.in. 2011.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^"Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttarakhand".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.2011.
- ^US Directorate of Intelligence."Country Comparison:Population".Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2007.Retrieved1 October2011.
Vanuatu 224,564 July 2011 est.
- ^abc"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttarakhand".www.censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
External links
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