Rudraprayag (District)

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Rudraprayag District
रुद्र प्रयाग जिला
District map
State Uttarakhand
Division : Garhwal
Administrative headquarters : Rudraprayag
Area : 1984 km²
Residents : 242,285 (2011)
Population density : 122 inhabitants / km²
Website : rudraprayag.nic.in

The district of Rudraprayag ( Hindi : रुद्र प्रयाग जिला ) is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand . The seat of the district administration is in Rudraprayag .

geography

The Rudraprayag district is located in the Garhwal division in the north of Uttarakhand in the Garhwal Himalayas . Rudraprayag borders in the north on Uttarkashi , in the west on Tehri Garhwal , in the south on Pauri Garhwal and in the east on Chamoli . The area of ​​the Rudraprayag district is 1984 km². The Rudraprayag district is traversed by the Mandakini in the north and the Alaknanda in the south . The Rudraprayag administrative center is located at the confluence of the Mandakini with the Alaknanda. The district extends in the north to Mount Kedarnath .

population

According to the 2011 census, the Rudraprayag district has 242,285 inhabitants.

Worth seeing

The Hindu pilgrimage site of Kedarnath is located in the Rudraprayag district .

Web links

Commons : Rudraprayag District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Uttarakhand. (PDF; 471 kB)

Coordinates: 30 ° 19 ′  N , 79 ° 0 ′  E