Rudraprayag district

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).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Rudraprayag district has a population of 242,285, roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu.{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote =Vanuatu 224,564 July 2011 est.

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.

Assembly constituencies

• Kedarnath
• Rudraprayag

Shrines and temples

• Kedarnath temple
• 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

References

References

1. "Who's Who {{!}} District Rudraprayag {{!}} India".
2. (2011). "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in.
3. [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]
4. (2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttarakhand". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttarakhand". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
6. http://kedarnath