Rudraprayag

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Rudraprayag (Devanagari: रुद्र प्रयाग) is a town and a municipality in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Alaknanda then proceeds towards Devaprayag where it joins with Bhagirathi river to form the river Ganges. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy town is located 86&nbsp;km from Rudraprayag.

Geography

Rudraprayag is located at . It has an average elevation of 895&nbsp;metres (2,936&nbsp;feet).

Demographics

India census, Rudra Prayag had a population of 2242. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Rudra Prayag has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Rudra Prayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

District Administration

Photo gallery

<gallery>Image: RudraprayagConfluence.JPG| Confluence of Alaknanda (background) and Mandakini (foreground) at RudraprayagImage: Rudraprayag - Confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini.JPG|Rudraprayag - Confluence of Alaknanda and MandakiniImage: Mandakini joins Alaknanda at Rudraprayag.JPG|Mandakini flows to Rudraprayag to join AlaknandaImage:Sandhya aarti at Rudraprayag.JPG|Evening prayers "Sandhya Aarti" at...
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