Dehradun district is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It has a total population of over 1.6 million as of 2011, with 53% males and 47% females. Literacy rates are the highest in the state at 84%, though the sex ratio is lower than average. The district economy is driven by agriculture, with over 13% of workers being cultivators and 7% agricultural laborers. Other major employment includes the secondary and tertiary sectors. Population growth has been high, increasing by 32% between 2001-2011, with urban areas growing faster than rural areas. Chakrata block has the highest male workforce participation while Vikasnagar is the lowest.

1. SCHOOL OF PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE BHOPAL
[02.01.2021]
Authored by: ANOUSHKA TYAGI
Student ID: 2020MEP016
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF DISTRICT DEHRADUN
[ASSIGNMENT 1: DEMOGRAPHY]

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DEHRADUN DISTRICT PROFILE
About the district
The district is named after Dehradun, a town with two words, Dehra and Dun or Doon. Dehra is derived from Dera,
meaning a temporary place to stay This area was a thick forest region during the Aurangzeb period, thus known as doon
valley. Since its incorporation to the British Empire, numerous administrative reforms took place in the district. In the
tract containing Tahsil, Dehradun was attached to the Saharanpur district in 1815. By 1825, Nevertheless, it was passed
to the Kumaon branch. Dehradun has been governed as a separate district since 1871. After 1951, Tehri Garhwal was
carved out, and until 1968, when it was transferred to the Garhwal division, the district was integrated within the
Meerut division. Dehradun is now proclaimed to be the capital of the newly formed Uttarakhand province. Uttarakhand,
the 27th state of the Republic of India and was carved out of Uttar Pradesh on 9th Nov 2000. Uttarakhand is one of the
states of India having a total area of 53,483 sq km. Out of the total 13 districts, 3 are plain districts, and the remaining
10 are hill districts. Geographically the state can broadly be divided into three zones—
1. Upper hills— Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar
2. Middle hills — Tehri-Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, and Champawat, hill regions of Nainital, Chakrata
3. Foothills —The remaining area of Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital
Dehradun District Blocks/Tehsils
Administrative Set-up
Dehradun District comprises of 6 tahsils and 6
development blocks.
The Kumaun division includes six and Garhwal
division includes seven districts. In the 2011
Census, there are 748 villages, 731 are
inconsiderate, and 17 are uninhabited. In the
district, 23 forest villages are situated. During
2001-2011, two new Tynui and Kalsi tahsils
were created. The district consists of 748
villages, 403 Gram Panchayat and 22 towns.
District Highlights
Dehradun district ranks 2nd in
terms of population in the state.
Dehradun district ranks 12th in terms of sex
ratio (902), which is lower than the state
average (963 females per one thousand males).
Dehradun district ranks 1st in literacy (84.25
per cent) and is above the state average
(78.82).
The district has 22 towns, 11 are statutory, and
11 are census towns, whereas 2 tahsils (Tyuni
and Kalsi) have been created after 2001 Census.

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DEHRADUN DISTRICT POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
Population Distribution
The total population of Dehradun district is 16,96,694, i.e. 17lakhs, out of which 7lakh 60 thousand live in rural, and 9
lakh 40 thousand live in urban areas 8.9 lakh (53%) are male, and about 8 lakh (47%) are female. There are about 3.5
lakh households in the district, and an average of five persons live in every family. (2011)
Population
Population 2001(in lakhs) 2011(in lakhs)
Total 12.82 16.96
Male 6.79 8.92
Female 6.02 8.04
URBAN
Total 6.78 9.41
Male 3.64 4.99
Female 3.14 4.42
RURAL
Total 6.03 7.54
Male 3.15 8.92
Female 2.88 8.04
Distribution of Urban & Rural Population Distribution of Urban & Rural Population
in Dehradun District 2001 in Dehradun District 2011

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Population Growth Rate
Gender Ratio
Literacy Rate
Workforce Participation Rate
Occupation Pattern
GROWTH RATE Year 1991-2001 Year 2001-2011
Total 18.81 % 32.33%
Urban 15.1 % 38.77 %
Rural 12.11 % 25.08 %
Gender Ratio(per
1000)
2001 2011
Total 887 963
Urban 780 886
Rural 850 921
Literacy Rate 2001 2011
Total 78.98 % 84.25 %
Male 85.02% 89.4 %
Female 71.36% 78.54 %
Total Urban 80.25 % 88.27 %
Total Rural 72.25 % 79.08 %
WFPR 2001 2011
Total 31.24 % 34.5 %
Male 47.82 % 51.43 %
Female 12.58 % 15.41 %
Workers 2001 2011
Main Workers 336504 28.77 %
Male 284276 44.80 %
Female 52228 11.00 %
Marginal Workers 63971 5.58 %
Male 40449 6.63 %
Female 23500 4.41 %
Non - Workers 881668 65.65 %
Male 354858 48.75 %
Female 526810 84.59 %

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Category of workers
Category of workers 2011
Category 2001 2011
Total Cultivators 10.11 % 13.24 %
Male 9.02 % 10.42 %
Female 18.50 % 23.70 %
Total Agricultural Labourers 6.33 % 6.55 %
Male 6.11 % 6.37 %
Female 6.28 % 7.24 %
Total HouseHold industry 1.44 % 3.95 %
Male 3.19 % 3.58 %
Female 4.57 % 5.31 %
Other Workers 66. 89 % 76.26 %
Male 70.23 % 79.64 %
Female 53. 61 % 63.75 %

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DEHRADUN DISTRICT, BLOCK-WISE POPULATION
CHARACTERISTICS
Population
Tehsil 2001 (Lakhs) 2011(Lakhs)
Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural
Vikasnagar 4200 3904 38545 1.65 11870 1.53
Rishikesh 1.88 85882 1.02 70499 62466 8033
Dehradun 1.45 1.12 33265 5.74 5.40 39143
Chakrata 11.8 3496 1.15 67258 67258
Tyuni
Added after 2001 census
30213 30213
Kalsi 58228 58228

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Gender Ratio
Literacy Rate
Gender
Ratio(per 1000)
2001 2011
Tyuni 806 915
Vikasnagar 804 907
Kalsi 795 905
Rishikesh 781 903
Dehradun 791 900
Chakrata 862 869
Literacy Rate 2001 2011
Vikasnagar 58 % 65 %
Rishikesh 71.51 % 78 %
Dehradun 78.21 % 89.55 %
Chakrata 60.28 % 85 %
Tyuni
Added after 2001 census
88 %
Kalsi 64 %

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Workforce Participation Rate 2011
WFPR Male Female
Tyuni 51.29 % 35.59 %
Vikasnagar 49.73 % 11.22 %
Kalsi 56.29 % 35.59 %
Rishikesh 50.12 % 14.49 %
Dehradun 51.74 % 13.81 %
Chakrata 60.47 % 38.68 %

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INFERENCES & COMPARISONS
• At the block level, a considerable variation is noticeable in the male-female literacy rate. Chakrata has the lowest literacy
male and female rates at 72.88 per cent and 52.92 per cent. Dehradun block has the highest male and female literacy rates
at 92.15 per cent and 83.87 per cent, respectively.
• The percentage of primary workers in the total workforce in Dehradun is 28.77 per cent which is slightly higher than the
State primary workers (28.46 per cent) as per Census 2011.
• Among the four categories, Cultivators form about 13.24 per cent of all workers, which form the second-highest per cent,
while agricultural labourers form 6.55 per cent. The catchall category Other Workers form 76.26 per cent of the district's
entire working population, which is the highest. It includes forms of employment in the secondary and tertiary sector The
workers in household industry forms 3.95 per cent, has 4.2 per cent of share in the primary sector, 23.2 per cent
secondary sector share, while 72.6 per cent of the income comes from the tertiary sector
• The Decadal growth rate has jumped up from 25% (1991–2001) to 32.48% (2001–2011). This is the third-highest in
Uttarakhand after Haridwar (33.16%) and Udham Singh Nagar (33.40%).
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The district has a gender ratio of 902 as against a state average of 963. This has however improved from 887 in the 2001
census. The population density is 550, again the 3rd highest after Haridwar(817) and Udham Singh Nagar (648). The state
average is 189.
• In Chakrata block percentage of male and female WPR are highest (60.47 and 38.68 percentages respectively) while Vikas
Nagar block reported the lowest male and female WPR (49.73 and 11.22 percentages respectively)
• Sex ratio - the state has demonstrated that it has better indicators than the national averages