Businesses in Karnaprayag

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Karnaprayag

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	21
Hotels and motels	19
Clothing stores	17
Education	17
Restaurants	15
Public administration	14
Electronics stores	13
Hindu temple	10
Car repair	10
Shopping other	10
Other accommodation	8
Pharmacies and drug stores	8
Hospitals	7

Karnaprayag Facts

Area	253.8 km²
Population	68,991
Male Population	33,343 (48.3%)
Female Population	35,648 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+97.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-13.6%
Median Age	24.6 years (Male: 23.8, Female: 25.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,901 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	India Standard Time
Lat & Lng	30.25942, 79.22028

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Karnaprayag Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	35,016	58,005	79,832	68,627	68,991	72,190	74,694
Population Density	138 / km²	228.5 / km²	314.5 / km²	270.4 / km²	271.8 / km²	284.4 / km²	294.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karnaprayag Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 13.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Karnaprayag	+97%	+18.9%	-13.6%
Uttarakhand	—	—	—
India	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karnaprayag Median Age

Median Age: 24.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Karnaprayag	24.6 yrs	25.4 yrs	23.8 yrs
Uttarakhand	24 yrs	24.7 yrs	23.3 yrs
India	24.9 yrs	25.4 yrs	24.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Karnaprayag Population Density

Population Density: 272 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Karnaprayag	68,991	253.8 km²	272 / km²
Uttarakhand	11.1 million	53,694.7 km²	207 / km²
India	1,307 million	3,083,563.4 km²	424 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karnaprayag Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Karnaprayag

Pin Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Karnaprayag

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Karnaprayag Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$694	$947	$1,258	$2,220	$4,422	$6,133	$5,874	$5,901
Total GDP	$35.1M	$52.4M	$74M	$134.3M	$268.7M	$376M	$371.2M	$378.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Karnaprayag CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Karnaprayag	105,157 tn	1.52 tn	414.3 tons/km²
Uttarakhand	18,382,127 tn	1.66 tn	342.3 tons/km²
India	1,928,568,344 tn	1.48 tn	625.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Karnaprayag CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	105,157 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.52 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	414.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (8.1)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/6/18	5:41 PM	4.5	61.9 km	10,000 m	45km E of Uttarkashi, India	usgs.gov
12/6/17	3:19 PM	5.1	41.9 km	10,000 m	35km NW of Pipalkoti, India	usgs.gov
2/6/17	5:03 PM	5.1	44.1 km	16,050 m	36km NW of Pipalkoti, India	usgs.gov
7/18/15	11:48 PM	4.4	21.8 km	10,000 m	24km NE of Rudraprayag, India	usgs.gov
4/1/15	9:23 PM	4.9	29.8 km	10,000 m	10km SSE of Pipalkoti, India	usgs.gov
8/24/14	8:29 AM	4.4	75.3 km	10,000 m	27km NE of Bageshwar, India	usgs.gov
6/20/11	6:27 AM	4.9	40.5 km	14,300 m	Uttaranchal, India	usgs.gov
7/10/10	3:16 AM	4.6	42.6 km	13,100 m	Uttaranchal, India	usgs.gov
5/1/10	10:36 PM	4.5	79.6 km	35,500 m	western Xizang-India border region	usgs.gov
2/22/10	5:23 PM	4.6	81.2 km	10,000 m	western Xizang-India border region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Karnaprayag

Karnaprayag is a city and municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Karnaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda, and Pindar River.

Karnaprayag Wikipedia Page

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