UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Dehradun: 17 lakh people, one story

People
16,96,694
Area
3,088 km²
Literacy
84.25%
Sex ratio
902
#1 in UttarakhandLiteracy rate: 84.25%. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in UttarakhandFemale literacy: 78.54%. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in UttarakhandUrban population: 55.5%. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in UttarakhandHomes with electricity (2011): 62.4 % of households. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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DehradunUttarakhand

The history, places and schemes of Dehradun are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Dehradun in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17 lakh#2/13 in Uttarakhand
Area3,088 km²#8/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density549 per km²#3/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 189
Sex ratio902 females per 1000 males#12/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)889 girls per 1000 boys#10/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 890
Literacy rate84.25%#1/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy78.54%#1/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 70.01
Urban population55.5%#1/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 30.2

People & society

84.2% can read. 902 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.487.4
Female literacy
78.570.0
Scheduled Castes
13.518.8
Scheduled Tribes
6.62.9
Living in towns
55.530.2

Gender literacy gap: 10.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.0%
  • Muslim 11.9%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Sikh 2.1%
  • Buddhist 0.7%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    20 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.8 lakh workers, 34.3% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 13.2%
    • Farm labourers 6.6%
    • Household industry 3.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 76.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 62% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      62.451.4
      Latrine at home
      56.138.8
      Tap water
      54.940.3
      LPG / PNG
      47.026.1
      Phone
      55.944.0
      Television
      52.336.6
      Bicycle
      26.118.5
      Two-wheeler
      30.513.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.