Rishikesh has been ranked as the city with a population under 300,000 with the 31st cleanest air in India under the National Clean Air Programme.[26]
Civic administration
The Rishikesh Municipal Corporation has administered the city's 40 wards since the 2018 incorporation of the urban local body.[27] Each ward had between 2,300 and 3,000 residents during the 2018 assessment.[28] Rishikesh belongs to the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency.[29] The first an mayor of the corporation is Anita Mamgain and the current mayor is Sambhu Paswan.[30] The current Municipal Commissioner, commonly known as Nagar Aayukt locally, is Narendra Singh.[31]
Demographics
See also: List of cities in Uttarakhand by population
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Rishikesh had a population of 102,138, out of which males were 54,466 (53%) and females were 47,672 (47%). The literacy rate was 86.86% compared to the national average of 74.04%.[32]