RishikeshFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearch"Hrishikesh"redirectshere.FortheIndianactor,seeHrishikesh(actor).CityinUttarakhand,IndiaRishikeshCityLefttoRight;ToptoBottom :TriambakeshwarTemple,MuniKiReti,ParmarthNiketan,EveningaartiatTriveniGhat,ShivaStatueonthebankofGanges,theRamJhulaandAIIMSRishikeshNickname(s): YoganagariRishikeshLocationinUttarakhandShowmapofUttarakhandRishikeshRishikesh(India)ShowmapofIndiaCoordinates:30°06′30″N78°17′50″E/30.10833°N78.29722°E/30.10833;78.29722Coordinates:30°06′30″N78°17′50″E/30.10833°N78.29722°E/30.10833;78.29722CountryIndiaStateUttarakhandDistrictDehradunMunicipality1952NamedforHrishikeshaGovernment • TypeMayor–Council • BodyRishikeshMunicipalCorporation • MayorAnitaMamgain(BJP) • MunicipalCommissionerNarendraSinghArea • Total11.5 km2(4.4 sq mi)Elevation340 m(1,120 ft)Population (2011) • Total102,138(UrbanAgglomeration)70,499(CityasperCensus2,011) • Rank7th • Density8,851/km2(22,920/sq mi) • Male54,446 • Female47,672Languages • OfficialHindi • OtherGarhwaliTimezoneUTC+5:30(IST)PIN249201Telephonecode+91-135VehicleregistrationUK-14Literacy(2011)86.86%•Male92.21%•Female80.78%•Rank2ndSexratio(2011)875♀/1000♂Rishikesh,alsospeltasHrishikesh,isacitygovernedbyRishikeshMunicipalCorporation(sinceOctober2017),[1]andatehsilinDehradundistrictoftheIndianstateUttarakhand.LocatedinthefoothillsoftheHimalayasinnorthernIndia,itisknownasthe"GatewaytotheGarhwalHimalayas"and"YogaCapitaloftheWorld".[2][3][4]Itlies21 km(13 mi)northofthecityHaridwarand45 km(28 mi)southeastofthestatecapitalDehradun.Rishikeshhasanapproximatepopulationofbetween252,533and320,222,makingittheseventhmostpopulatedcityinthestateofUttarakhand.ItisknownasthepilgrimagetownandregardedasoneoftheholiestplacesforHindus.[3]HindusagesandsaintshavevisitedRishikeshsinceancienttimestomeditateinsearchofhigherknowledge.[5]InSeptember2015,theUniontourismministerMaheshSharmaannouncedthatRishikeshandHaridwarwillbethefirstinIndiatobegiventhetitleof"twinnationalheri