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Dehradun is a State Capital as well as the District Headquarter and is the only corporation city in the state. The urbanization level in the state is highest in the vicinity, with 3 other major urban centres, Mussoorie, Hardwar and Rishikesh located within 30-50 Km range. The other key agencies in the city and sub-region which are responsible for urban planning and urban management functions include Dehradun Mussoorie Development Authority, Hardwar Rishikesh Development Authority, Doon Valley Special Area Development Authority and Garhwal Jal Sansthan.
| Town Characteristics : | ||
| 1. | Name of Urban Local Body | Dehradun Nagar Nigam |
| 2. | District | Dehradun |
| 3. | Coordinates |
30°19'12 |
| 4. | Year of Constitution/ Change of Status | Nagar Nigam since 9.12.98 |
| 5. | Height above MSL (m) | NA |
| 6. | Distance from the nearest Railway (in Km.) | 1.3 Km |
| 7. | Number of Household | 167577 |
| 8. | Population | |
| 1971 | 166073 | |
| 1981 | 211416 | |
| 1991 | 270159 | |
| 2001 | 447808 | |
| 2011 | 569,578 | |
| After Pariseman | 803983 | |
| 9. | Floating Population | |
| Average/ day visiting the city | 20000 | |
| Average/ day staying in night | 2000 | |
| 10. | Number of Wards | 100 |
| 11. | Municipal Area (in sq. km.) | |
| 1991 | 37.17 | |
| 2001 | 52.00 | |
| 2011 | 64.6 | |
| After Pariseman (2018) | 196.48 | |
| 12. | Sex Ratio (Females/ 1000 Male) | |
| 1991 | 870 | |
| 2001 | 890 | |
| 2011 | (M.Cop+OG) – 908 | |
| 13. | Literacy Rate (2011) | |
| Male | 91.81 | |
| Female | 84.7 | |
| Total | 88.42 | |
