| Rudraprayag district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Uttarakhand |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Garhwal division |
| Subdivision Type3: | Headquarters |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rudraprayag |
| Leader Title: | District magistrate |
| Leader Name: | Manuj Goyal, IAS[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1984 |
| Population Total: | 242,285 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Iso Code: | IN-UT |
| Registration Plate: | UK 13 |
Rudraprayag is a district of the state of Uttarakhand of northern India. The district occupies an area of 1984 km2. The town of Rudraprayag is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District on the north, Chamoli District on the east, Pauri Garhwal District on the south, and Tehri Garhwal District on the west.
Rudraprayag District was established on 16 September 1997. It was carved out from the following areas of three adjoining districts:
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).[2]
According to the 2011 census Rudraprayag district has a population of 242,285,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu.[3] This gives it a ranking of 583 in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 119PD/sqkm .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.14%.[2] Rudraprayag has a sex ratio of 1120 females for every 1000 males, making it the 6th highest in the country as per 2011 census, second being Almora that too in uttarakhand,[2] and a literacy rate of 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 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.
| Rudraprayag district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Indian Census.[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother tongue code | Mother tongue | People | Percentage | ||
| 006195 | Garhwali | align=right | 228,916 | align=right | 94.5% |
| 006240 | Hindi | align=right | 10,167 | align=right | 4.2% |
| 014011 | Nepali | align=right | 1,444 | align=right | 0.6% |
| – | Others | 1,758 | 0.7% | ||
| Total | align=right | 242,285 | align=right | 100.0% | |