Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Profile of the Study District

Indicator	National - India	State-Uttarakhand	District-Dehradun
Population (millions)	1210	10.1	1.7
Rural Population	68.8%	69.5%	44.5%
Under Age 15 Population	28.6%	28.9%	25.3%
Sex Ratio at Birth (females: males)	919: 1000	888: 1000	886: 1000
Female Literacy Rate	68.4%	76.5%	81.5%
Male Literacy Rate	85.7%	90.7%	91.8%

State and National level data from 2015 to 16, Dehradun district data from 2011 to 13. Sources: [34–37]