Uttarakhand Population 2025– Religion | Literacy | Density | Sex Ratio

Quick Overview of Uttarakhand State (2021/2025 Projection)

• Estimated Population (2025): 11,700,099–12,450,000
• 2011 Census Population: 10,086,292
• Estimated Male Population (2025): 5,960,315–6,076,000
• Estimated Female Population (2025): 5,739,784–5,774,000
• Area: 53,483 km²
• Density (2025): 189/km²
• Districts: 13
• Main Languages: Hindi, Sanskrit
• Capital and Largest City: Dehradun
• ISOCODE: UK

Historic Population & Decadal Trends

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	1,979,866	–	–	1,032,000	947,000
1911	2,142,000	162,134	8.20	1,123,000	1,019,000
1921	2,116,000	-26,270	-1.22	1,105,000	1,011,000
1931	2,301,000	185,000	8.74	1,203,000	1,098,000
1941	2,615,000	314,000	13.63	1,371,000	1,243,000
1951	2,946,000	331,000	12.67	1,519,000	1,427,000
1961	3,611,000	665,000	22.57	1,854,000	1,757,000
1971	4,493,000	882,000	24.42	2,315,000	2,177,000
1981	5,726,000	1,233,000	27.45	2,958,000	2,768,000
1991	7,051,000	1,325,000	23.13	3,641,000	3,410,000
2001	8,489,349	1,438,349	20.41	4,325,924	4,163,425
2011	10,086,292	1,596,943	18.81	5,137,773	4,948,519

Year	Estimated Population	Total Growth Since 2011	Annual Growth
2025	12,450,000	23.46%	↑
2030	12,384,586	22.79%	1.05%
2036	12,927,404	28.17%	0.89%

District-wise Population (2011 Census & 2025 Estimate)

S.No.	District Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1	Almora	622,506	722,107
2	Bageshwar	259,898	301,482
3	Chamoli	391,605	454,262
4	Champawat	259,648	301,192
5	Dehradun	1,696,694	1,968,165
6	Haridwar	1,890,422	2,192,890
7	Nainital	954,605	1,107,342
8	Pauri Garhwal	687,271	797,234
9	Pithoragarh	483,439	560,789
10	Rudraprayag	242,285	281,051
11	Tehri Garhwal	618,931	717,960
12	Udham Singh Nagar	1,648,902	1,912,726
13	Uttarkashi	330,086	382,900

City-wise Population (2011 Census & 2025 Estimate)

S.No.	City Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1	Dehradun	569,578	660,710
2	Haldwani and Kathgodam	156,078	181,050
3	Haridwar	228,832	265,445
4	Kashipur	121,623	141,083
5	Roorkee	118,200	137,112
6	Rudrapur	140,857	163,394

Religion-wise Population

Religion	2011 Count	%	2025 Estimate
Hindu	8,368,636	82.97%	9,707,618
Muslim	1,406,825	13.95%	1,631,917
Sikh	236,340	2.34%	274,154
Christian	37,781	0.37%	43,826
Buddhist	14,926	0.15%	17,314
Jain	9,183	0.09%	10,652
Not Stated	11,608	0.12%	13,465
Others	993	0.01%	1,152

Sex Ratio

• Overall Sex Ratio (2011): 963–964 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio: 890–891
• Urban Sex Ratio: 884
• Rural Sex Ratio: 1000

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	977
Muslim	901
Sikh	913
Christian	944

Literacy Rate & Education

• Total Literacy Rate: 78.82%
• Male Literacy Rate: 87.39–87.40%
• Female Literacy Rate: 70.01%
• Urban Literacy Rate: 84.45%
• Rural Literacy Rate: 76.31%

Category	Avg Literacy Rate	Male	Female
Total Population	78.82	87.4	70.01
Urban Area	84.45	89.05	79.25
Rural Area	76.31	86.62	66.18

Religion	Avg Literacy Rate	Male	Female
Hindu	81.22	90.27	72.09
Muslim	63.18	70.46	55.07
Sikh	79.39	85.78	72.45
Christian	88.89	91.86	85.75

SC/ST Population

• Scheduled Castes (SC): 1,892,516 (18.76%); SC Sex Ratio: 954
• Scheduled Tribes (ST): 291,903 (2.89%); ST Sex Ratio: 964

Socio-Economic and Household Facts

• Total Households: 2,056,975
• Total Towns: 115
• Total Villages: 16,793
• Ownership Trend: 82.89% owned; 12.39% rented
• Couples in Single Family: 66.74%
• Banking/Finance Access: 80.71%
• Families Owning Car: 6.21%; two-wheelers: 22.89%
• Internet Penetration (2011): 3.16%
• Growing insurance interest with rising literacy

Urban vs Rural Population

• Urban Population: 3,049,338 (30.23%)
• Rural Population: 7,036,954 (69.77%)
• Urban Sex Ratio: 884
• Rural Sex Ratio: 1000
• Urban Literacy Rate: 84.45%
• Rural Literacy Rate: 76.31%

Child & Slum Population

• Child Population (0-6): 1,355,814 (13.44%)
• Child Sex Ratio: 890–891
• Slum Population: 487,741 (4.84%)
• Slum Households: 93,911
• Slum Sex Ratio: 894

Workforce (Worker Profile)

• Total Workers: 3,872,275 (38.39% overall)
• Male Workers: 2,551,921
• Female Workers: 1,320,354

District Highlights

Description	District	2011	2025 Est.
Most Populous	Haridwar	1,890,422	2,192,890
Least Populous	Rudraprayag	242,285	281,051
Highest Literacy Rate	Dehradun	84.25%	–
Lowest Literacy Rate	Udham Singh Nagar	73.10%	–
Highest Sex Ratio	Almora	1,139	–
Lowest Sex Ratio	Haridwar	880	–
Highest Density	Haridwar	817	–
Lowest Density	Uttarkashi	41	–

Key Takeaways - Uttarakhand Population Growth

• Transitioned from 1,979,866 (1901) to 10,086,292 (2011)
• Highest decadal growth: 27.45% (1981)
• Unique negative growth: 1921
• Projected population likely to reach 12.93 million (2036)
• Urbanization rising slowly (30.23% urban)
• Majority population remains rural (69.77%)