Nandaprayag | |
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Town | |
 The Nandakini River (foreground) meets theAlaknanda River (background) in Nandaprayag | |
  Nandaprayag Location in Uttarakhand, India | |
| Coordinates:30°20′N79°20′E / 30.33°N 79.33°E /30.33; 79.33 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Chamoli |
| Elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,433 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Garhwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 246449[1] |
Nandaprayag is a town and anagar panchayat inChamoli district in theIndianstate ofUttarakhand. Nandaprayag is one of thePanch Prayag (five confluences) ofAlaknanda River and lies at the confluence of the Alaknanda River andNandakini River.[2] Nandaprayag was once the capital of the Yadu kingdom.
Nandaprayag is located at30°20′N79°20′E / 30.33°N 79.33°E /30.33; 79.33. It has an average elevation of 1,358 metres (4,455 feet). The 538 km longNH 58, connecting NCR with the holy shrine Badrinath and the Mana pass near Indo-Tibet border, pass through this quaint town. The town is nestled in the mountainous terrain overlooking the confluence or holy "Prayag".
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[3] Nandaprayag had a population of 1433. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Nandaprayag 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 Nandaprayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Uttarakhand Jalvidyut UJVN, a government of Uttarakhand enterprise, is working on the Bowala Nand Prayag Hydro Electric Power Project. The project with a proposed installation of 300 MW (4 x 75 MW) is envisaged to generate an annual energy generation of 1102 MU in a 90% dependable year.[4]
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