Mussoorie Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dehradun, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Mussoorie is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Dehradun tehsil of Dehradun district. The Mussoorie city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,245 families residing in the Mussoorie city. The total population of Mussoorie is 30,118 out of which 16,623 are males and 13,495 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mussoorie is 812.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mussoorie city is 2673 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1394 male children and 1279 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mussoorie is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (812).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mussoorie is 89.7%. Thus Mussoorie has higher literacy rate compared to 84.2% of Dehradun district. The male literacy rate is 94.41% and the female literacy rate is 83.8% in Mussoorie.

Mussoorie Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 6,245 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mussoorie Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mussoorie Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 2,673 1,394 1,279
Literacy 89.7% 86.5% 75.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,578 2,945 2,633
Scheduled Tribe 256 147 109
Illiterate 5,503 2,245 3,258

Caste-wise Population - Mussoorie

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Mussoorie.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,578 2,945 2,633
Schedule Tribe 256 147 109

Religion-wise Population - Mussoorie

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mussoorie is 24,297 which is 80.67% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mussoorie is 2,320 which is 7.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mussoorie as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,297 (80.67%) 13,568 10,729
Muslim 2,320 (7.7%) 1,265 1,055
Christian 1,134 (3.77%) 540 594
Sikh 399 (1.32%) 212 187
Buddhist 1,776 (5.9%) 943 833
Jain 95 (0.32%) 45 50
Other Religion 38 (0.13%) 9 29
No Religion Specified 59 (0.2%) 41 18

Literacy Rate - Mussoorie

The total literacy rate of Mussoorie was 89.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 24,615 literates, males were 14,378 while females were 10,237. Also the male literacy rate was 94.41% and the female literacy rate was 83.8% in Mussoorie.

  Mussoorie Uttarakhand
Female 83.8% 70.01%
Male 94.41% 87.4%
Total 89.69% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Mussoorie

The Sex Ratio of Mussoorie is 812. Thus per every 1000 men there were 812 females in Mussoorie. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 812 ) of Mussoorie.

Child Population - Mussoorie

According to Census 2011, there were 2,673 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mussoorie. Out of which 1,394 were male while 1,279 were female.

Working Population - Mussoorie

In Mussoorie Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 10,692 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,692 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 80 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,665 7,991 1,674
Cultivators 122 68 54
Agriculture Labourer 80 70 10
Household Industries 266 198 68
Other Workers 9,197 7,655 1,542
Marginal Workers 1,027 773 254
Non Working 19,426 7,859 11,567

Mussoorie Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mussoorie is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,621 85.8% 776
2 Ward No - 2 2,909 81.2% 852
3 Ward No - 3 3,267 79.6% 913
4 Ward No - 4 1,838 79.8% 874
5 Ward No - 5 2,389 78.5% 824
6 Ward No - 6 2,289 82.8% 821
7 Ward No - 7 2,847 81.5% 869
8 Ward No - 8 4,362 82.3% 547
9 Ward No - 9 2,781 80.8% 885
10 Ward No - 10 2,193 88.6% 1,016
11 Ward No - 11 2,622 79% 853

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