Karnaprayag
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| settlement_type = Town
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| image_caption = The Alaknanda River flowing in from the left meets the Pindar River (center background) to flow on as the Alaknanda again (foreground) at Karnaprayag
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| subdivision_name1 = Uttarakhand
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Chamoli
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Karnaprayag
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| elevation_m = 860
| population_total = 6976
| population_as_of = 2001
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Karnaprayag is a town and municipal board in the Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Karnaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River,{{Cite web |title=Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand - Info, Timings, Photos, History |url=https://www.templepurohit.com/hindu-temple/karnaprayag/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination {{!}} Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad |language=en-US |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617070341/https://www.templepurohit.com/hindu-temple/karnaprayag/ |url-status=live }} situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Pindar River.
Demographics
As of the 2001 census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Karnaprayag had a population of 6,976. Males constitute 56% of the population, and females make up 44%. Karnaprayag has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 69%. 13% of the population is under six years of age.
Geography
Karnaprayag is located at {{coord|30.27|N|79.25|E|}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Karnaprayag.html |title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karnaprayag |access-date=2 August 2008 |archive-date=27 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327040109/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Karnaprayag.html |url-status=live }} It has an average elevation of 860 metres (2,820 feet).
The confluence of the Pindar River, which arises from the icy Pindari glacier and the Alaknanda, occurs at Karnaprayag.
Overview
Karnaprayag is one of five sites where the confluence of rivers occurs. The five prayags are Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag, and Devprayag. Prayagraj.
How to reach
=Air=
The nearest airport is the Jolly Grant Airport near Dehradun {{convert|212|km|abbr=on}} away.
=Railway=
The nearest railway station is at Rishikesh. However, Rishikesh is a small railway station not connected by fast trains. Haridwar railway junction, 24 km farther from Rishikesh, has train connections to most of the major cities in India and is, therefore, the railhead for Karnaprayag.
A new railway line, connecting Rishikesh with Karnaprayag is under construction.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Work-on-Rishikesh-Karnaprayag-railway-line-to-begin-in-December/articleshow/54918138.cms |title=Work on Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line to begin in December |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=17 June 2017 |archive-date=26 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526110721/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Work-on-Rishikesh-Karnaprayag-railway-line-to-begin-in-December/articleshow/54918138.cms |url-status=live }}
=Road=
Karnaprayag lies on national highway NH58 that connects Delhi with Badrinath and Mana Pass in Uttarakhand near Indo-Tibet border. Therefore, all the buses and vehicles that carry pilgrims from New Delhi to Badrinath via Haridwar and Rishikesh in pilgrim season of summer months pass through Karnaprayag on the way to Joshimath and further north. Rishikesh is the major starting point for the road journey to Karnaprayag, and regular buses operate from Rishikesh bus station to Karnaprayag. The road distance from Rishikesh to Karnaprayag is {{convert|172|km|abbr=on}} via Rudraprayag and Srinagar (Uttarakhand).
- Haridwar to Rishikesh 24 km
- Rishikesh to Devprayag 74 km
- Devprayag to Srinagar 34 km
- Srinagar to Rudraprayag 33 km
- Rudraprayag to Karnaprayag 31 km
Gallery
{{Panch Prayag}}
Image:Karnprayag.jpg|The Alaknanda (from right) is joined by Pindar river (from bottom) at Karnaprayag at a height of 788 m (2,600 ft.)
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.uttrakhandhub.in/2018/11/karanprayag-chamoli.html Karnaprayag, Official website]
- [http://wikimapia.org/617279/Karnaprayag Karnaprayag] on wikimapia
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