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Dehradun Population 2026

City, metro area and district compared

Metro area (UA) · 1 March 2026

≈ 9 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

9,00,000 900,000 1 March 2026

The Dehradun metro area is estimated at ≈9 lakh on 1 March 2026, and the city within its municipal limits at ≈7.3 lakh. Census 2011 counted 7,06,124 in the urban agglomeration and 5,69,578 in the city.

Estimates: method M1 on 2011 boundaries, not official figures. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

Three areas share the name. Quoting the district figure as the “city population” is the most common mistake.

City

Dehradun (municipal limits)

Census 2011
5,69,578
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.3 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Dehradun urban agglomeration

Census 2011
7,06,124
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 9 lakh

District

Dehradun district

Census 2011
16,96,694
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 21.67 lakh

Key figures

City 2026
≈ 7.3 lakh 7,30,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
City · Census 2011
5.7 lakh 5,69,578 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Metro area (UA) · 2011
7.06 lakh 7,06,124
Metro area (UA) · 2026
≈ 9 lakh 9,00,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Sex ratio
907 Uttarakhand: 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)
873 Uttarakhand: 890
Literacy rate
88.4% Male 91.8% · Female 84.6%
Households
1.24 lakh 4.6 people per household
Area
68.2km² Census 2011 (A-4)
Density
8,354per km² 2011
Work participation
33.8% 2011
Children 0–6
60.3 thousand 0–6 · 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.

Dehradun: Population over time
  • Metro area (UA)
  • City
  • Census
  • Estimate
10 L8.2 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearMetro area (UA)City
19511,51,9361,16,404
19611,72,4781,26,918
19712,20,5711,66,073
19812,93,0102,11,416
19913,68,0532,83,537
20015,30,2634,26,674
20117,06,1245,69,578
2016 *7,70,0006,20,000
2021 *8,40,0006,80,000
2026 *9,00,0007,30,000
2031 *9,60,0007,80,000
2036 *10,20,0008,20,000

* Estimate

What the Dehradun metro area includes

Constituent units of the urban agglomeration, Census 2011. CT = census town; OG = outgrowth.

What the Dehradun metro area includes
  1. Dehradun OG 5,74,840
  2. Dehradun Cantonment 52,716
  3. Raipur CT 32,900
  4. Clement Town Cantonment 22,557
  5. Natthan Pur CT 13,905
  6. Natthuwala CT 9,206

What the numbers say

  • The Dehradun metro area (urban agglomeration) had 7.06 lakh people in 2011, 1.2 times the 5.7 lakh inside city limits.
  • The city accounts for 33.6% of the population of the district it lies in.
  • Literacy in the city was 88.4% in 2011, against 78.8% for Uttarakhand.
  • There were 907 females per 1,000 males, fewer than in the state (963), typical of cities that draw male migrants for work.
  • By 2011 population it ranks 74th among the 150+ cities on this site and 1st in Uttarakhand.
  • Our 2026 estimate for the metro area is ≈9 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (25 April 2026 – 24 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    Snow-bound areas: September 2026. Rest: February 2027

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Dehradun, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Dehradun in 2026?
There is no official figure after Census 2011. Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7.3 lakh within the 2011 city limits and ≈9 lakh for the metro area (urban agglomeration). Both are labelled estimates (method M1).

What was the population of Dehradun in Census 2011?
5,69,578 within city limits (Dehradun (M.Corp)); the Dehradun urban agglomeration had 7,06,124; the Dehradun district had 16,96,694.

Why do sources give such different numbers for Dehradun?
They measure different areas. The municipal body covers the city proper; the urban agglomeration adds the contiguous towns and outgrowths around it; the district adds rural areas too. Quoting the district figure as the "city population" is the most common mistake.

What is the literacy rate of Dehradun?
88.4% in Census 2011 (men 91.8%, women 84.6%). The sex ratio was 907 females per 1,000 males.

Sources and method

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