Rishikesh is a Tehsil located in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Dehradun district. There are 88 villages and 7 towns in Rishikesh Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Rishikesh Tehsil has 54517 households, population of 260343 of which 136783 are males and 123560 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 31230 which is 12% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Rishikesh Tehsil is around
903 compared to
963 which is average of Uttarakhand state. The literacy rate of Rishikesh Tehsil is 75.04% out of which 80.41% males are literate and 69.1% females are literate. The total area of Rishikesh is 500.73 sq.km with population density of 520 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 52.99% of population lives in Urban area and 47.01% lives in Rural area. There are 9.81% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.4% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rishikesh Tehsil.
Rishikesh Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 260343 | 100% |
| Hindu | 246844 | 94.81% |
| Muslim | 6380 | 2.45% |
| Sikh | 5172 | 1.99% |
| Christian | 1044 | 0.4% |
| Jain | 550 | 0.21% |
| Religion not stated | 261 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 55 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 37 | 0.01% |
Rishikesh Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 26233 | 28284 |
| Total Population | 122400 | 137943 |
| Population (%) | 53.22% | 48.06% |
| Male Population | 65137 | 71646 |
| Female Population | 57263 | 66297 |
| Sex Ratio | 879 | 925 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.17% | 74.04% |
List of Cities in Rishikesh
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List of Villages in Rishikesh
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