# Dehradun District, Uttarakhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttarakhand 

# Dehradun district

Dehradun is a district of Uttarakhand, 2nd of 13 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,696,694 people** in 6 sub-districts, 22 towns and 748 villages; 56% lived in towns. The largest town is [Dehradun](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/dehradun/dehradun/) (574,840).

- 1,696,694people (2011)
- 6sub-districts
- 22towns
- 84.2%literacy

## Who lives in Dehradun?

Dehradun had **1,696,694 people** at the 2011 Census — 16.8% of Uttarakhand's population and 2nd of 13 districts of Uttarakhand by population. There were 902 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttarakhand figure of 963; 12th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 889 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttarakhand figure is 890). An average household had 4.9 people, against 4.9 across Uttarakhand.

## How literate is Dehradun?

84.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttarakhand's 78.8%), the highest of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. Men were at 89.4% and women at 78.5% — a gap of 10.9 points (it is 17.4 points across Uttarakhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Dehradun](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/dehradun/) (88.2%) and lowest in [Chakrata](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/chakrata/) (63.7%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Dehradun do for a living?

34.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 15.4%). Of all workers, 10% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 67% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 16% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 14% of workers here, against 33% across Uttarakhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Kalsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/kalsi/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Dehradun](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/dehradun/) (4% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 10 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 67 (67%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Dehradun

55.5% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttarakhand's 30.2%), the most urban of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. The Census counted 22 towns: 11 statutory towns with a municipality and 11 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Dehradun](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/dehradun/dehradun/) with 574,840 people, home to 61% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Dehradun

Dehradun had 748 census villages, 731 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,032 people; 26 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Hrishikesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/rishikesh/hrishikesh/) (34,775), [East Hopetown](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/east-hopetown/) (20,840), [Markham Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/dehradun/markham-grant/) (20,594), [Arcadia Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/dehradun/arcadia-grant/) (19,394) and [Dhakrani](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/dhakrani/) (12,757).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Dehradun compared with Uttarakhand

■ Dehradun · ■ Uttarakhand

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**890

Working population ****34.3%**

**38.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dehradun

Of every 100 households in Dehradun in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Dehradun · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

Toilet within the home ****86%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

Tap water ****85%**

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

Use banking services ****84%**

Television ****81%**

Mobile phone ****81%**

Computer with internet ****8%**

Two-wheeler ****47%**

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

None of these assets ****5%**

Own their home ****76%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Dehradun

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Chakrata](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/chakrata/) 49,607 110 1 

[Tyuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/tyuni/) 33,926 84 0 

[Kalsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/kalsi/) 47,329 170 0 

[Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/) 317,482 141 4 

[Dehradun](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/dehradun/) 988,007 155 10 

[Rishikesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/rishikesh/) 260,343 88 7 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Dehradun

- Dehradun · 574,840
- Rishikesh · 70,499
- Dehradun · 52,716
- Raipur · 32,900
- Mussoorie · 30,118
- Clement Town · 22,557
- Central Hope Town · 16,880
- Vikasnagar · 13,927
- Natthan Pur · 13,905
- Mehu Wala Mafi · 13,475
- Jiwangarh · 11,870
- Haripur Kalan · 10,367
- Herbertpur · 9,782
- Pratitnagar · 9,564
- Natthuwa Wala · 9,206
- Doiwala · 8,709
- Virbhadra IDPL · 8,580
- Kharak mafi · 8,404
- Rishikesh · 8,033
- Gumaniwala · 6,953
- Chakrata · 5,117
- Landaur · 3,539

## Largest villages in Dehradun

- Hrishikesh · 34,775
- East Hopetown · 20,840
- Markham Grant · 20,594
- Arcadia Grant · 19,394
- Dhakrani · 12,757
- Balawala · 11,125
- Shewala Kala · 10,290
- Chandrabani · 9,954
- Dakpathar · 9,897
- Mazri Grant · 9,620
- Jauligrant · 9,297
- Sahas Pur · 8,841
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur · 8,369
- Banjarewala Mafi · 7,534
- Athhoorwala · 7,444
- Chharba · 7,268
- Rasulpur · 7,055
- Shyampur · 7,052
- Nawabgarh · 6,747
- Raiwala · 6,558

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Dehradun?6: Chakrata, Tyuni, Kalsi, Vikasnagar, Dehradun, Rishikesh
- What is the population of Dehradun district?1,696,694 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Dehradun?Dehradun