Dehradun District Religion Population 2011
Dehradun, Uttarakhand has 16,96,694 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 14,24,916 people (83.98%).
Dehradun district in Uttarakhand recorded a total population of 16,96,694 in Census 2011 across 6 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 14,24,916 residents, accounting for 83.98% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 2,02,057 people (11.91%), establishing a majority gap of 72.07 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 2,71,778 individuals (16.02% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Dehradun District
The religion census data for Dehradun district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 14,24,916 population (83.98% of district total).
- Muslim: 2,02,057 population (11.91% of district total).
- Sikh: 36,454 population (2.15% of district total).
- Christian: 13,416 population (0.79% of district total).
- Buddhist: 11,778 population (0.69% of district total).
- Jain: 5,117 population (0.30% of district total).
- NotStated: 2,739 population (0.16% of district total).
- Other: 217 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Dehradun
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 14,24,916 | 83.98% |
| Muslim | 2,02,057 | 11.91% |
| Sikh | 36,454 | 2.15% |
| Christian | 13,416 | 0.79% |
| Buddhist | 11,778 | 0.69% |
| Jain | 5,117 | 0.30% |
| NotStated | 2,739 | 0.16% |
| Other | 217 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Dehradun
Key Facts
- Hindu: 14,24,916 (83.98%)
- Muslim: 2,02,057 (11.91%)
- Sikh: 36,454 (2.15%)
- Christian: 13,416 (0.79%)
- Buddhist: 11,778 (0.69%)
- Jain: 5,117 (0.30%)