According to Skanda Purana, Dun formed component of the share called Kedar Khand.
It was included inwards the kingdom of Ashoka yesteryear the halt of the tertiary century B.C.
It is revealed yesteryear history that for centuries the share formed component of the Garhwal kingdom amongst some interruption fro Rohillas. For nigh ii decades till 1815 it was nether the describe of piece of job of the Gorkhas. In Apr 1815 Gorkhas were ousted from Garhwal share and Garhwal was annexed yesteryear the British. In that year the area similar a shot comprising tehsil Dehra Dun was added to district Saharanpur. In 1825, however, it was transferred to the Kumaon Division. In 1828, Dehra Dun in addition to Jaunsar Bhabar were placed nether the accuse of a separate Deputy Commissioner in addition to inwards 1829, the Dehra Dun district was transferred from the Kumaon Division to the Meerut Division. In 1842, Dun was attached to Saharanpur district in addition to placed nether an officeholder subordinate to the Collector of the district but since 1871 it is beingness administered every bit separate district. In 1968 the district was taken out from Meerut sectionalisation in addition to included in the Garhwal Division.
TopLANGUAGES AND RELIGION
Main languages spoken inwards the district are Hindu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Garhwali in addition to Urdu.
Religion-wise breakup of population is indicated below every bit per 1991 census:
u Hindus : 8,74,760
u Muslims : 98,748
u Christians : 8,949
u Sikhs : 30,417
u Buddhists : 8,345
u Jains : 4,159
u Others : 301
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TOPOGRAPHY
Dehra Dun tin forcefulness out endure divided into ii distinct tracts i.e. the montane tract and the sub-montane tract. The montane tract covers whole Chakrata tehsil of the district and consists solely of a succession of mountains in addition to gorges and comprises Jaunsar Bhabar. The mountains are really stone oil amongst steep slopes. The most important features of the tract is the ridge which separates the drainage are of Tons on the due west from that of Yamuna on the east.
Below the montane tract follows the sub-montane tract, which is the famous Dun valley bounded yesteryear Shivalik hills inwards the southward in addition to outer scarp of the Himalayas inwards the north.
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FORESTS
Dehra Dun is distinguished from most other districts inwards the state by the existence of really large forests chiefly stocked amongst sal. Forest products play an important utilization inwards the economic scheme of the district. Besides, supplying fuel, fodder, bamboos and medicinal herbs, they too yield a variety of products like honey, lac, gum, resin, catechu, wax, horns in addition to hides. The forests account for 1477 sq.kms of area, giving a percent of 43.70 of the full expanse of the district. Owing to the variation inwards altitudes in addition to other aspects, the flora of the district vary from tropical to alpine species. Different types of forests in addition to varying species of shrubs, climbing plants in addition to grasses, depending upon the aspect, height in addition to reason status are establish inwards the district. Sal forest and coniferous forests are predominant inwards the western part of tehsil Dehra Dun. Chir is the simply coniferous species inwards the old reserved forests of Dehra Dun. Besides other associates of chir, a few deodar trees are too seen inwards the district. Wide ranges of sal wood hand inwards this part of the tehsil. Sal is the main timber species in addition to is mostly pure towards the Siwalik ridges. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 mixture of miscellaneous species are establish inwards the lower parts.
In the eastern part of tehsil Dehra Dun, the flora may endure divided into a let out of Botanical divisions mentioned below :
Moist Siwalik Sal Forests :
These forests are establish inwards the Motichur in addition to Thano wood ranges. Low quality of sal is establish inwards these forests. The main associates of sal are bakli in addition to sain.
Moist Bhabar Doon Sal Forests :
These forests are establish inwards a large areas in Thano and Barkot wood ranges. Sal is pure inwards the overwood in addition to its typical associates are sain in addition to dhauri. the underwood increase includes karaunda and chameli.
West gangetic Moist Deciduous Forests :
These are establish in the Kansro, Barkot, Motichur in addition to Thano wood ranges. These are closed forests from medium to adept height. The main associates of sal are safed siris, jhingan, bohera in addition to dhauri.
Dry Siwalik Sal Forests :
These forests are establish on the higher slopes of Siwaliks. In Chakrata tehsil they hand close the junction of the Tons in addition to the Yamuna rivers inwards the neighborhood of Kalsi. Sal is the predominant species mixed amongst other associates viz. bakli, sain, haldu, jhingan etc.
Besides the inwards a higher house many other types of forests hand inwards small-scale belts in the apparently of the district.
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RIVERS, CANALS AND WATERWAYS
The Siwalik (outer in addition to lower ranges of Himalayas) lies at its feet, the outer- chip of the Himalayas natural springtime it on the due north in addition to the scared Ganga in addition to the Yamuna skirt inwards on the due east in addition to the due west respectively. The Ganga enters the district in the eastern Dun at Tapoban in addition to meandering south-west goes to Hardwar via Raiwala close Rishikesh. The Yamuna enters the district inwards Jaunsar in addition to flows southwards for about 32 kms on the south-east border of the district. Besides Ganga and yamuna, the other rivers that flow in the district are Asan, Suswa, Tons, Rispana, Bindal in addition to Amalava.
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