Sonprayag

Place in Uttarakhand, India
30°37′57″N 78°57′36″E / 30.63250°N 78.96000°E / 30.63250; 78.96000Country IndiaStateUttarakhandDistrictRudraprayag districtPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total805Languages
 • OfficialHindi , GarhwaliTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationUK10Websiteuk.gov.in

Sonprayag is a village in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state in India. Approximately 73 Kilometres from Rudraprayag Town, the district headquarter. Situated on the banks of river Mandakini River, it is a proposed Y-forked railway junction on Chota Char Dham Railway for two different railways going to Kedarnath and Badrinath.[1]

Geography

Nearby are Kedarnath and Badrinath, the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham.[1]

Transport

It is a terminating junction on the Karanprayag-Saikot-Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway route of Chota Char Dham Railway.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census, village has a small population.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chardham to get rail connectivity; Indian Railways pilgrimage linking project to cost Rs 43.29k crore, India.com, 12-May-2017

External links

  • Media related to Chamoli district at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website