the decade 2001-2011 was 32.48%. Dehradun has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 85.24%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.48% and 6.57% of the population respectively. At the 2011 census, 60% of the district's population identified their first language as Hindi, 17% reported being speakers of Garhwali, 7.4% opted for Jaunsari, 3.8% chose Urdu, 3.4% – Punjabi, 3.3% – Nepali, 1.1% – Kumaoni, 0.87% – Bhojpuri, 0.58% – Tibetan, and 0.55% – Bengali. Assembly constituencies Chakrata Vikasnagar Sahaspur Dharampur Raipur Rajpur Road Dehradun Cantonment Mussoorie Doiwala Rishikesh Climate Cities and Towns Cities 1. Dehradun 2. Rishikesh 3. Vikasnagar 4. Mussoorie Towns 1. Doiwala 2. Selakui 3. Chakrata 4. Herbertpur 5. Dakpathar 6. Sahaspur 7. Harrawala Culture Dehradun district is a part of Garhwal region, therefore local culture has been dominant in the district over the past decade. Apart from Garhwali, other languages spoken in the region are Jaunsari, Hindi and English. Blue buses (privately owned and operated) in addition to 3 wheelers are the main mode of transport in the city. Dehradun finds itself split across two central electoral constituencies- Tehri Garhwal (including Mussoorie) and Pauri Garhwal (including Haridwar, Rishikesh). See also Ghamandpur Haldwani Pantnagar References External links Dehra Dun District, Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 210, 1909 Districts of Uttarakhand