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The district headquarters is Dehradun, which has also served as the interim capital of Uttarakhand since its founding in 2000. The district has 6 tehsils, 6 community development blocks, 17 towns and 764 inhabited villages, and 18 unpopulated villages. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13), after ...
Dehradun (/ ˌ d ɛr ə ˈ d uː n /, ISO: Dēharādūna), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital [13] and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly holding its winter sessions in the city as its winter capital ...
Khatima, from Udham Singh Nagar district (Khatima & Sitarganj teshsils). Additional demands for new districts: From time to time, several chief ministers and elected representatives, such as MLAs and MPs, have proposed the following new districts: [5] Chakrata, from Dehradun district. Dharchula, from Pithoragarh district.
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Dehradun district" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
In 1901, Dehradun had a population of 24,039, [7] and was a district of British India, in the Meerut division of the United Provinces, [10] while the neighbouring town of Rajpur, which lay en route to the hill-station of Mussourie, and from where pure drinking water was supplied to the city through pipes, had a population of 2,900. [14]
Cities and towns in Dehradun district (3 C, 18 P) E. Education in Dehradun district (1 C, 12 P) P. People from Dehradun district (3 C, 20 P) R.
The area is known as Jaunsar-Bawar, [2]. In 1901, Chakrata Tehsil was part of the Dehradun district, of United Provinces, with a collective population of 51,101, which consisted of the towns of Chakrata (population 1250) and Kalsi, with a population of 760, [2] which is most known for the rock edict of the Mauryan king Ashoka 2nd century BC, first discovered by John Forest, in 1860.
[1] [2] It includes the Vikasnagar area of Dehradun District. [3] Vikasnagar is adjacent to Himachal Pradesh district Sirmour and Paonta. VikasnagarTehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency) .