Nandaprayag

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Nandaprayag
Ravi
Nandprayag, Nand Prayag
city
The Nandakini River (foreground) meets the Alaknanda River (background) in Nandaprayag
The Nandakini River (foreground) meets the Alaknanda River (background) in Nandaprayag
Location in Uttarakhand, India
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Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Elevation 1,358 m (4,455 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 1,433
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Nandaprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nandaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, and lies at the confluence of Alaknanda River and Nandakini River.[1]

Geography

Nandaprayag is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It has an average elevation of 1,358 metres (4,455 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Nand Prayag had a population of 1433. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Nand Prayag has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 61%. In Nand Prayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Panch Prayag
Devprayag - Confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda.JPG
Devprayag
Confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini at Rudraprayag.JPG Karnprayag.jpg
RudraprayagKarnaprayag
125x125px Dhauliganga at Vishnuprayag.jpg
NandaprayagVishnuprayag

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References

  1. Uttaranchal. Rupa & Co. 2006. ISBN 81-291-0861-5. Page 12.
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