Dehradun Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dehradun district, Uttarakhand

Dehradun Tehsil of Dehradun district has a total population of 988,007 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 519,872 are males while 468,135 are females. In 2011 there were a total 213,030 families residing in Dehradun Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dehradun Tehsil is 900.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 77.1% people live in Urban areas while 22.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.8% while that in rural areas is 86.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dehradun Tehsil is 893 while that of Rural areas is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dehradun Tehsil is 106812 which is 11% of the total population. There are 57060 male children and 49752 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dehradun Tehsil is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Dehradun Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dehradun Tehsil is 88.22%. The male literacy rate is 82.04% and the female literacy rate is 74.96% in Dehradun Tehsil.

Population
988,007
Literacy
88.22%
Sex Ratio
900

To facilitate the administration, Dehradun Tehsil is further divided into 11 towns and 155 villages.

Dehradun Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dehradun Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 106,812 57,060 49,752
Literacy 88.22% 82.04% 74.96%
Scheduled Caste 120,297 63,356 56,941
Scheduled Tribe 7,537 4,070 3,467
Illiterate 210,577 93,363 117,214

Caste-wise Population - Dehradun Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Dehradun Tehsil of Uttarakhand.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 120,297 63,356 56,941
Schedule Tribe 7,537 4,070 3,467

Religion-wise Population - Dehradun Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 828,037 (83.81%) 434,710 393,327
Muslim 107,001 (10.83%) 57,646 49,355
Christian 9,913 (1%) 4,875 5,038
Sikh 28,662 (2.9%) 14,953 13,709
Buddhist 8,252 (0.84%) 4,525 3,727
Jain 3,950 (0.4%) 1,990 1,960
Other Religion 156 (0.02%) 66 90
No Religion Specified 2,036 (0.21%) 1,107 929

Literacy Rate - Dehradun Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dehradun Tehsil in 2011 were 88.22% in which, male and female literacy were 92.16% and 83.88% respectively. Total literate in Dehradun Tehsil were 777,430 of which male and female were 426,509 and 350,921 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dehradun Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dehradun Tehsil is 900 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 900 females in Dehradun Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Dehradun Tehsil.


Child Population - Dehradun Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 106,812 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dehradun Tehsil. Out of which 57,060 were male while 49,752 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dehradun Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 165,092 families under Dehradun Tehsil living in urban areas while 165,092 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 77.1% of total population of Dehradun Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 22.9% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 80,489 while that in rural regions is 26,323.

Total Urban Rural
Population 988,007 761,965 226,042
Children (0 - 6 years) 106,812 80,489 26,323
Schedule Caste 120,297 91,352 28,945
Schedule Tribe 7,537 6,233 1,304
Literacy 88.22% 88.84% 86.12%
Sex Ratio 900 893 927

Working Population - Dehradun Tehsil

In Dehradun Tehsil out of total population, 333,047 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 333,047 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,275 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,555 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 288,254 239,227 49,027
Cultivators 7,275 5,262 2,013
Agriculture Labourer 5,555 4,655 900
Household Industries 11,465 9,144 2,321
Other Workers 263,959 220,166 43,793
Marginal Workers 44,793 29,167 15,626
Non Working 654,960 251,478 403,482

Nearby Tehsils from Dehradun Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Dehradun Tehsil in Dehradun district.


Dehradun Tehsil Map


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