Dehradun is one of district of Uttarakhand in India. There are 6 Tehsils, 748 villages and 23 towns in Dehradun district.
As per the Census India 2011, Dehradun district has 347,001 households, population of 1,696,694 of which 892,199 are males and 804,495 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 201,652 which is 11.88% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dehradun district is around
902 compared to
963 which is average of Uttarakhand state. The literacy rate of Dehradun district is 74.23% out of which 78.71% males are literate and 69.27% females are literate. The total area of Dehradun is 3,088 sq.km with population density of 549 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 44.48% of population lives in Urban area and 55.52% lives in Rural area. There are 13.49% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.58% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dehradun district.
Dehradun Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,696,694 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,424,916 | 83.98% |
| Muslim | 202,057 | 11.91% |
| Sikh | 36,454 | 2.15% |
| Christian | 13,416 | 0.79% |
| Buddhist | 11,778 | 0.69% |
| Jain | 5,117 | 0.3% |
| Religion not stated | 2,739 | 0.16% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 217 | 0.01% |
Dehradun Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 272 | 2,816 |
| Number of households | 202,889 | 144,112 |
| Total Population | 941,941 | 754,753 |
| Population (%) | 53.01% | 47.94% |
| Male Population | 499,308 | 392,891 |
| Female Population | 442,633 | 361,862 |
| Sex Ratio | 886 | 921 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.74% | 68.61% |
List of Tehsils in Dehradun
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