Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 121
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 380 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 67 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Women empowerment is needed. Women are ignorant
about their rights.
Government has taken several initiatives for promoting literacy.
But the field of education is still backward and needs lot of development.
Unemployment is a major issue faced by the youth as there are no
industries. Due to unavailability of work people migrate to other
places in search of work.
Health infrastructure is very poor. Roads are not well maintained.
Government should promote eco tourism for generating more income.
Brief About Dehradun District
HISTORY
According to Skanda Purana, Dun formed part of the
region called Kedar Khand.
It was included in the kingdom of
Ashoka by the end of the 3rd
century B.C.
It is revealed by history that for centuries
the region formed part of
the Garhwal kingdom with some interruption from Rohillas.
For about two decades till 1815 it was under
the occupation of the Gorkhas.
In April 1815 Gorkhas
were ousted from
Garhwal region and
Garhwal was annexed by the British. In that year the area now comprising tehsil Dehra
Dun was added to district Saharanpur. In 1825, however, it was transferred
to the Kumaon Division. In 1828, Dehra Dun and Jaunsar
Bhabar were placed under the charge of a separate Deputy Commissioner and in 1829, the
Dehra Dun district was transferred
from the Kumaon Division to the Meerut Division. In 1842, Dun was attached to Saharanpur district and placed under an officer
subordinate to the Collector
of the district but since 1871 it is being administered as separate
district. In 1968
the district was taken out from Meerut division and included in the Garhwal Division.
LANGUAGES
AND RELIGION
Main
languages spoken in the district are Hindu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Garhwali
and Urdu.
Religion-wise
breakup of population is indicated below as per 1991 census:
- Hindus :
8,74,760
- Muslims : 98,748
- Christians
: 8,949
- Sikhs
:
30,417
- Buddhists
:
8,345
- Jains
:
4,159
- Others :
301
TOPOGRAPHY
Dehra Dun can be divided into two distinct
tracts i.e. the montane tract and the sub-montane tract. The
montane tract covers whole Chakrata tehsil of the district and consists entirely of a succession of mountains and gorges and comprises Jaunsar Bhabar. The mountains are very rough with steep
slopes. The most important features of the tract
is the ridge which separates the drainage are of Tons on the west
from that of Yamuna on the east.
Below
the montane tract follows the sub-montane tract, which is the
famous Dun valley bounded by Shivalik hills in the south and outer
scarp of the Himalayas
in the north.
RIVERS,
CANALS AND WATERWAYS
The Siwalik (outer and lower ranges of Himalayas)
lies at its feet, the outer- scrap
of the Himalayas bound it on the north and the scared Ganga and the Yamuna skirt in
on the east and the west respectively. The Ganga enters the district in the eastern Dun at Tapoban and meandering
south-west goes to Hardwar via Raiwala near Rishikesh.
The Yamuna enters the district in Jaunsar and
flows southwards
for about 32 kms on the south-east border of the district. Besides Ganga and yamuna, the other rivers that flow in the district are Asan, Suswa,
Tons, Rispana, Bindal and Amalava.
