Devprayag
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  Devprayag
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| State - District(s) |
Uttaranchal - Tehri Garhwal |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
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Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttaranchal, India.
Devprayag is the point where the Bhagirathi River and the Alaknanda River join to form the Ganga River. It is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is a great 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 Raghunath, built of huge uncemented stones, pyramidical in form and capped by a white cupola.
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As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, 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.
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