Demography of Dehradun

The demography of Dehradun shows that it has an approximate population of 84,79,562. Out of this, the approximate number of males seems to be around 43,16,401 while the approximate number of females is about 41,63,161. The consequent sex ratio has been revealed as 964 females per every 1000 males. The rural population of Dehradun averages about 63,09,317. The decadal increase in this population for the decade 1991 to 2001 has been almost 19.2. On the whole, the population density in the area of Dehradun has been estimated as being 159 per square kilometer.

The demography of Dehradun further reveals that the birth rate is around 40.6. The infant mortality rate has been found to rather disconcerting compared to the former statistics. It stands at a 52.4 and there is obviously, much need of improvement if this figure needs to be brought down.

The literacy rates are more or less cause for optimism though, not in terms of the female literacy figures. The total literacy percentage for Dehradun is around 72.28%. Reduced to gender-based figures, the last available data shows that male literacy is estimated to be 84.01%. On the other hand, the female literacy percentage is a rather poor i.e 60.26%. From the census report for the decade 1991 to 2001, the average decadal growth in the rate of literacy has been a 14.47%.

A comparative analysis of other figures for the other districts shows that the demography of Dehradun is the second highest, compared to Haridwar.

The demography of Dehradun is significant in the light of the fact that post-2000, it now constitutes part of the state of Uttaranchal or Uttarakhand.