Forest Dehradun is a Block located in Dehradun district in Uttarakhand. Located in rural part of Uttarakhand, it is one among the 7 blocks of Dehradun district. As per the administration register, the block code of Forest Dehradun is 100. The block has 23 villages and there are total 8158 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Forest Dehradun's population is 39143. Out of this, 20134 are males whereas the females count 19009 here. This block has 5069 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Out of this 2710 are boys and 2359 are girls.
Literacy rate in Forest Dehradun block is 71%. 27910 out of total 39143 population is literate here. In males the literacy ratio is 76% as 15493 males out of total 20134 are literate however female literacy rate is 65% as 12417 out of total 19009 females are educated in this Block.
The Negative portion is that illiteracy ratio of Forest Dehradun block is 28%. Here 11233 out of total 39143 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 23% as 4641 males out of total 20134 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy ratio is 34% and 6592 out of total 19009 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of employed individual of Forest Dehradun block is 11861 while 27282 are un-employed. And out of 11861 working person 485 peoples are entirely reliant on agriculture.