Dehradun district
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Vehicle registration | UK 07 |
Website | dehradun |
Dehradun district (
Dehradun is located 230 km from the national capital, Delhi. The National Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Survey of India, and many educational institutions like Doon University, Uttrakhand Technical Institute, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Uttaranchal University, Forest Research Institute, Wildlife Institute of India, Rashtriya Indian Military College and Indian Military Academy are also situated here. Basmati rice, tea and litchi orchards are some of the major agricultural crops.
The region was seized as a war spoil from the Maharaja of
History
Dehradun includes various
The location of the area, the ancient traditions and customs still followed here, folk songs coming down from generations, and their contemporaneous literature point to the fact that the area witnessed various events during the periods of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The Pandavas held influence over the region after the battle of the Mahabharata and the area was ruled by the descendants of
The area was attacked by
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 177,465 | — |
1911 | 204,534 | +1.43% |
1921 | 211,877 | +0.35% |
1931 | 229,850 | +0.82% |
1941 | 265,786 | +1.46% |
1951 | 361,689 | +3.13% |
1961 | 429,014 | +1.72% |
1971 | 577,306 | +3.01% |
1981 | 761,668 | +2.81% |
1991 | 1,025,679 | +3.02% |
2001 | 1,282,143 | +2.26% |
2011 | 1,696,694 | +2.84% |
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According to the
At the 2011 census, 60% of the district's population identified their first language as
Dehradun district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Indian Census.[8]
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Mother tongue code | Mother tongue | People | Percentage |
002007 | Bengali | 9,258 | 0.5% |
004001 | Dogri | 1,549 | 0.1% |
005018 | Gujarati | 1,481 | 0.1% |
006102 | Bhojpuri | 14,805 | 0.9% |
006195 | Garhwali | 285,563 | 16.8% |
006240 | Hindi | 1,014,363 | 59.8% |
006265 | Jaunpuri/Jaunsari | 126,098 | 7.4% |
006340 | Kumauni
|
18,597 | 1.1% |
006439 | Pahari | 5,199 | 0.3% |
006489 | Rajasthani
|
1,113 | 0.1% |
010008 | Maithili | 1,804 | 0.1% |
010011 | Purbi Maithili | 988 | 0.1% |
011016 | Malayalam
|
1,217 | 0.1% |
013071 | Marathi | 2,747 | 0.2% |
014011 | Nepali | 56,281 | 3.3% |
015043 | Odia | 1,313 | 0.1% |
016038 | Punjabi | 56,927 | 3.4% |
020027 | Tamil | 1,062 | 0.1% |
021046 | Telugu | 1,230 | 0.1% |
022015 | Urdu
|
64,762 | 3.8% |
029002 | Balti | 1,168 | 0.1% |
115008 | Tibetan
|
9,892 | 0.6% |
– | Others | 19,277 | 1.1% |
Total | 1,696,694 | 100.0% |
Assembly constituencies
- Chakrata
- Vikasnagar
- Sahaspur
- Dharampur
- Raipur
- Rajpur Road
- Dehradun Cantonment
- Mussoorie
- Doiwala
- Rishikesh
Climate
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Cities and Towns
Cities
1. Dehradun
2. Rishikesh
3. Vikasnagar
4. Mussoorie
Towns
1. Doiwala
2. Selakui
3. Chakrata
4. Herbertpur
5. Dakpathar
6. Sahaspur
7. Harrawala
Culture
Dehradun district is a part of
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 07 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttarakhand". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Provisional Population Totals and data products - Census 2011 : Uttarakhand". Census of India. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Idaho 1,567,582
- ^ a b c "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttarakhand". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.