Rishikesh: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Uttarakhand
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 66,390
• Coordinates: 30.1078° N, 78.2926° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 196 km (121 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED): 14 km (9 mi), straight line
• Moradabad Airport (MZS): 156 km (97 mi), straight line
• Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC): 157 km (98 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Haridwar: 22 km (14 mi)
• Raipur: 30 km (19 mi)
• Clement Town: 32 km (20 mi)
• Dehradun: 35 km (22 mi)
• Tehri: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Haridwar, 22 km (14 mi)