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Rudraprayag is a city 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. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy city, is located 86 km from Rudraprayag. The man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag hunted and written about by Jim Corbett lived here. thumb|right|Devprayag Ganga's birthplace - Confluence of Alaknanda & Bhagirathi

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Place details

Locality
Rudraprayag
Region
Uttarakhand
Country
India
Population
2,571
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Rudraprayag
Settlement.nickname
RPG
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
P1000137-41-rudraprayag-pano-g.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini River at Rudraprayag
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Uttarakhand#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Uttarakhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Rudraprayag
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
690
Settlement.population_total
9313
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Area
10
Elevation
895
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
P1000137-41-rudraprayag-pano-g.jpg
Dialing code
1364
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Commons category
Rudraprayag
postal code
246171
different from
Rudraprayag district
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Geography
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  • Air
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  • Notable places nearby
  • Photo gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Rudraprayag is a city 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. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy city, is located 86 km from Rudraprayag. The man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag hunted and written about by Jim Corbett lived here. thumb|right|Devprayag Ganga's birthplace - Confluence of Alaknanda & Bhagirathi

==Geography== Rudraprayag district is located at . It has an average elevation of 895 metres (2,936 feet).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rudraprayag” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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