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| ?Devprayag Uttarakhand • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 830 m (2,723 ft) |
| District(s) | Tehri Garhwal |
| Population | 2,144 (2001[update]) |
Devprayag (Devaprayāg) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
Devprayag is the point where the Bhagirathi River and the Alaknanda River join to form the Ganges River. It is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is an important place of pilgrimage for devout Hindus. Devaprayag stands at an elevation of 2265 ft. on the side of a hill which rises above it 800 ft. On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunathjee, built of huge uncemented stones, pyramidical in form and capped by a white cupola.
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Devprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers. It has an average elevation of 830 metres (2,723 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census,1 Dev Prayag had a population of 2144. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dev Prayag has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and, female literacy is 72%. In Dev Prayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town is the seat of the pandas of the Badrinath Dham.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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