Rishikesh

Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city near Dehradun in the Indian state Uttarakhand. The northern part of Rishikesh is in the Dehradun district while the southern part... Wikipedia

• Country:  India
• State:  Uttarakhand
• District:  Dehradun and Tehri Garhwal
• Municipality:  1952
• Named for:  Hrishikesha
• Type:  Municipal Corporation
• Body:  Rishikesh Municipal Corporation
• Mayor:  Shambhu Paswan (BJP)
• Lok Sabha MP:  Trivendra Singh Rawat (BJP)
• MLA:  Premchand Aggarwal (BJP)
• Municipal Commissioner:  Rahul Kumar Goyal
• Population (2011):  102,138 (urban agglomeration), 70,499 (City as per Census 2,011)
• Rank:  7th
• Male:  54,446
• Female:  47,672
• Time zone:  IST (UTC+5:30)
• PIN:  249201
• Telephone code:  +91-135
• Vehicle registration:  UK-14
• Literacy (2011):  86.86%
• Male:  92.21%
• Female:  80.78%
• Rank:  2nd
• Sex ratio (2011):  875 ♀ / 1000 ♂
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo