Aerial view of the Mussoorie hill station above the Doon valley

Dehradun District

Uttarakhand, India

Photo: Kunal Parmar / Unsplash
Blocks
8
Villages
1,776
Pin codes
46
Elevation
484-648 m

About Dehradun district

Dehradun is one of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, divided into 8 development blocks covering 1,776 villages across 46 postal areas. It spans 13 assembly constituencies and 3 Lok Sabha constituencies. Rivers including Benal Gad, Dhanpati Gad, Hiyuni Nadi flow through the district.

Geography & connectivity

Elevation range
484-648 m
National highways
NH309, NH7, NH707A
Rivers
Benal GadDhanpati GadHiyuni NadiJakhan RaoKhuniyar ka NalaNala Pani ki RaoNun NadiRispana RaoTons

Representation & politics

Lok Sabha (Parliament)
  • Hardwar parliamentary constituency · MP Trivendra Singh RawatBJP
  • Tehri Garhwal parliamentary constituency · MP Mala Rajya Lakshmi ShahBJP
  • Garhwal parliamentary constituency · MP Anil BaluniBJP
Assembly constituencies (13)
Rajpur Road assembly constituencyKhajan DassBJP613 villages
Chakrata assembly constituencyPritam SinghINC400 villages
Dharampur assembly constituencyVinod ChamoliBJP163 villages
Raipur assembly constituencyUmesh Sharma 'Kau'BJP151 villages
Doiwala assembly constituencyBrij Bhushan GairolaBJP123 villages
Sahaspur assembly constituencySahdev Singh PundirBJP117 villages
Mussoorie assembly constituencyGanesh JoshiBJP65 villages
Vikasnagar assembly constituencyMunna Singh ChauhanBJP62 villages
Dehradun Cantt. assembly constituencySavita KapoorBJP45 villages
Rishikesh assembly constituencyPremchand AggarwalBJP12 villages
Purola assembly constituencyDurgeshwar LalBJP5 villages
Dhanolti assembly constituencyPritam Singh PanwarBJP4 villages
Narendranagar assembly constituencySubodh UniyalBJP4 villages

🏔️ Tourism & treks in Dehradun

66 mapped points of interest across the district

⛰️ 26 Peaks🔭 19 Viewpoints📍 10 Attractions🏞️ 5 Lakes⛺ 3 Camp / huts💧 2 Waterfalls♨️ 1 Hot spring
Highest peaks
© OpenStreetMap contributors

📖 Dehradun travel guide

The capital district doubles as a weekend circuit, with Dehradun's institutes and cafés below and Mussoorie's mall road above.

Read the Dehradun travel guide →

District administration

As of 2026-07-03. Officers are transferred often, so check the district portal for the current DM, SDMs, SP/SSP and CDO.

District Magistrate (DM)
Shri Savin Bansal
Office phone
0135-2622389
Official portal
dehradun.uk.gov.in ↗

For SDMs (sub-divisional magistrates), tehsildars and other officers, see the “Who’s Who” section on the official portal.

Development blocks in Dehradun

Chakrata Block
179 villages
Dehradun Block
893 villages
Doiwala Block
96 villages
Kalsi Block
229 villages
Mussoorie Block
7 villages
Raipur Block
178 villages
Sahaspur Block
114 villages
Vikasnagar Block
80 villages
📄 Check khasra khatauni for Dehradun online - Bhulekh guide→🌤️ Dehradunweather & best time to visit→

Land records in Dehradun

Search registered land deeds (sale, gift, mortgage) for the Dehradun sub-registrar office, or look up the live khatauni record of rights for any village.

Deed records →Land ownership lookup →📋 Property intelligence report →

Schemes & subsidies in Dehradun

Category C - foothill / transition · Moderate subsidies

Foothill and developed-valley belts (e.g. Doiwala, Vikasnagar). Moderate incentives (industry ~30%).

All schemes & opportunities →