Dehradun Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dehradun, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Dehradun is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Dehradun tehsil of Dehradun district. The Dehradun city is divided into 61 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 125,271 families residing in the Dehradun city. The total population of Dehradun is 574,840 out of which 301,207 are males and 273,633 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dehradun is 908.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dehradun city is 60759 which is 11% of the total population. There are 32456 male children and 28303 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dehradun is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (908).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dehradun is 88.4%. Thus Dehradun has a higher literacy rate compared to 84.2% of Dehradun district. The male literacy rate is 91.81% and the female literacy rate is 84.7% in Dehradun.

Population
574,840
Literacy
88.4%
Sex Ratio
908

Dehradun Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 125,271 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dehradun Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dehradun Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 60,759 32,456 28,303
Literacy 88.4% 81.9% 75.9%
Scheduled Caste 69,714 36,672 33,042
Scheduled Tribe 4,392 2,340 2,052
Illiterate 120,312 54,474 65,838

Caste-wise Population - Dehradun

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Dehradun.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 69,714 36,672 33,042
Schedule Tribe 4,392 2,340 2,052

Religion-wise Population - Dehradun

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dehradun is 474,424 which is 82.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dehradun is 67,529 which is 11.75% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Dehradun as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 474,424 (82.53%) 247,796 226,628
Muslim 67,529 (11.75%) 36,522 31,007
Christian 6,070 (1.06%) 2,948 3,122
Sikh 20,108 (3.5%) 10,354 9,754
Buddhist 1,642 (0.29%) 1,003 639
Jain 3,628 (0.63%) 1,838 1,790
Other Religion 68 (0.01%) 29 39
No Religion Specified 1,371 (0.24%) 717 654

Literacy Rate - Dehradun

The total literacy rate of Dehradun was 88.42% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 454,528 literates, males were 246,733 while females were 207,795. Also the male literacy rate was 91.81% and the female literacy rate was 84.7% in Dehradun.

  Dehradun Uttarakhand
Female 84.7% 70.01%
Male 91.81% 87.4%
Total 88.42% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Dehradun

The Sex Ratio of Dehradun is 908. Thus per every 1000 men there were 908 females in Dehradun. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Dehradun.


Child Population - Dehradun

According to Census 2011, there were 60,759 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Dehradun. Out of which 32,456 were male while 28,303 were female.


Working Population - Dehradun

In Dehradun Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 194,003 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 194,003 workers engaged in Main Work, 818 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,915 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 173,035 142,621 30,414
Cultivators 818 655 163
Agriculture Labourer 1,915 1,593 322
Household Industries 7,454 6,053 1,401
Other Workers 162,848 134,320 28,528
Marginal Workers 20,968 13,581 7,387
Non Working 380,837 145,005 235,832

Dehradun Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dehradun is further divided into 61 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,640 78.3% 920
2 Ward No - 2 15,038 78.2% 871
3 Ward No - 3 12,435 79.8% 865
4 Ward No - 4 7,402 84.1% 923
5 Ward No - 5 7,862 85.9% 962
6 Ward No - 6 8,635 83.3% 918
7 Ward No - 7 8,745 83.2% 975
8 Ward No - 8 9,136 84.3% 858
9 Ward No - 9 7,265 77.2% 921
10 Ward No - 10 7,273 78.2% 889
11 Ward No - 11 7,026 86.5% 988
12 Ward No - 12 6,994 87.5% 932
13 Ward No - 13 6,358 79.5% 933
14 Ward No - 14 8,814 77.6% 944
15 Ward No - 15 5,341 83.5% 909
16 Ward No - 16 6,827 78.8% 947
17 Ward No - 17 6,128 86.5% 961
18 Ward No - 18 5,326 86.1% 961
19 Ward No - 19 8,687 83.3% 946
20 Ward No - 20 7,374 72.1% 871
21 Ward No - 21 10,237 53.7% 846
22 Ward No - 22 8,241 78.3% 935
23 Ward No - 23 5,295 83.3% 958
24 Ward No - 24 6,727 85.9% 892
25 Ward No - 25 10,234 82.6% 837
26 Ward No - 26 8,523 71.2% 891
27 Ward No - 27 7,632 86% 919
28 Ward No - 28 7,612 79.2% 973
29 Ward No - 29 13,928 75.2% 914
30 Ward No - 30 11,385 69% 848
31 Ward No - 31 16,301 81% 925
32 Ward No - 32 12,632 79.4% 923
33 Ward No - 33 7,141 81.9% 897
34 Ward No - 34 8,384 85.2% 979
35 Ward No - 35 15,439 77.5% 900
36 Ward No - 36 10,782 82.8% 944
37 Ward No - 37 13,330 82.7% 929
38 Ward No - 38 7,482 83.4% 919
39 Ward No - 39 11,017 76.1% 918
40 Ward No - 40 7,507 73.1% 863
41 Ward No - 41 5,607 78.7% 894
42 Ward No - 42 16,412 76.1% 899
43 Ward No - 43 8,985 79.7% 918
44 Ward No - 44 15,416 60.4% 849
45 Ward No - 45 6,745 78.3% 743
46 Ward No - 46 11,870 72.9% 925
47 Ward No - 47 11,904 74.9% 894
48 Ward No - 48 9,807 77.7% 917
49 Ward No - 49 10,024 75.4% 876
50 Ward No - 50 10,318 74.1% 874
51 Ward No - 51 13,343 85.2% 885
52 Ward No - 52 13,735 85.4% 939
53 Ward No - 53 7,804 90.2% 930
54 Ward No - 54 10,313 82.8% 946
55 Ward No - 55 10,596 73.6% 902
56 Ward No - 56 6,751 84.3% 894
57 Ward No - 57 10,140 76.6% 850
58 Ward No - 58 8,445 79.7% 879
59 Ward No - 59 8,650 85.8% 950
60 Ward No - 60 9,578 85.2% 972
61 Ward No - 61 5,262 87% 1,048

Map of Dehradun, Dehradun, Uttarakhand


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