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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 800309

Dehradun population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttarakhand, using 2011 geography.

Uttarakhand · Census 2011Dehradun district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population574,840people
Households125,271PCA households
Literacy rate88.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.75%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople574,840301,207273,633
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–660,75932,45628,303
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+454,528246,733207,795
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.42%91.81%84.7%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople69,71436,67233,042
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,3922,3402,052
Total workersCensus workers194,003156,20237,801
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.75%51.86%13.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months173,035142,62130,414
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months20,96813,5817,387
Non-workerspeople380,837145,005235,832

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1577; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 125,271 households and 574,840 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.81% for males and 84.7% for females.
  • Of 194,003 workers, 89.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators818395
Agricultural labourers1,915829
Household industry workers7,4541,253
Other workers162,84818,491

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Dehradun (M.Corp + OG)06000304574,840

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Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 569,578 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople569,578298,638270,940
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–660,33932,22028,119
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+449,950244,462205,488
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.36%91.76%84.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople69,23936,42232,817
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,3862,3362,050
Total workersCensus workers192,518155,11037,408
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.8%51.94%13.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months171,719141,62930,090
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months20,79913,4817,318
Non-workerspeople377,060143,528233,532

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1578; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

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