Dehradun District Population, Uttarakhand - Census India 2011

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 347001 households, population of 1696694 of which 892199 are males and 804495 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 201652 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 3088 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1696694100%
Hindu142491683.98%
Muslim20205711.91%
Sikh364542.15%
Christian134160.79%
Buddhist117780.69%
Jain51170.3%
Religion not stated27390.16%
Other religions and persuasions2170.01%

Dehradun Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)272.302815.70
Number of households202889144112
Total Population941941754753
Population (%)53.01%47.94%
Male Population499308392891
Female Population442633361862
Sex Ratio886921
Literacy (%)78.74%68.61%

List of Tehsils in Dehradun

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Dehradun 988007666.231483900
Vikasnagar317482696.90456907
Rishikesh 260343500.73520903
Chakrata 49607454.32109869
Kalsi47329266.73177905
Tyuni33926503.1167915

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Dehradun Population Facts

Number of Households347001
Population1696694
Male Population892199 (52.58%)
Female Population804495 (47.42%)
Children Population201652
Area3088 km2
Population density/km2549
Sex-ratio902
Literacy74.23%
Male Literacy78.71%
Female Literacy69.27%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %6.58%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.49%

Map of Dehradun, Uttarakhand