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- LGD code
- 44969
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population
- 3,774
- Households
- 669
- Literacy rate
- 67.1%
- Sex ratio
- 880 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,350
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 32 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 212 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rishikesh · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Amba Clinic · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dumet compares
By population, Dumet ranks #20 of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.1%
+1.1% vs mandal average
- Dumet
- 67.1%
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 66.0%
- Dehradun district
- 74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
880
−33 vs mandal average
- Dumet
- 880
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Dumet
- 5.6
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dumet at a glance
Dumet is a village of 3,774 people in 669 households (Census 2011) in Vikas Nagar tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 20th-largest of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 880 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Dehradun district centre, 35 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 16 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 44969. The nearest hospital or health centre is Amba Clinic, 12 km away. The village votes in Narendranagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subodh Uniyal. The population is estimated at 4,450 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dumet
- LGD code
- 44969
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,774
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,450
- Households
- 669
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 880
- Literacy rate
- 67.1%
- Coordinates
- 30.24044°N, 78.35705°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narendranagar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subodh Uniyal
- Block / Mandal
- Vikas Nagar
Getting there
How to reach Dumet
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun32 kmcapital
- Delhi212 km
- Kolkata1310 km
- Mumbai1359 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRishikesh16 km
- Bus stopJeep stop12 km
- Hospital / PHCAmba Clinic12 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India13 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
- CollegeDrona's College28 km
- Police stationPolice station13 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 248001
- HrishikeshRishikesh mandal34,775 pop
- East HopetownVikas Nagar mandal20,840 pop
- Dhakrani(Dehat)Vikas Nagar mandal12,757 pop
- Shewala KalaDehradun mandal10,290 pop
- DakpatharVikas Nagar mandal9,897 pop
- Mazri GrantDoiwala mandal9,620 pop
- JauligrantDoiwala mandal9,297 pop
- Shankerpur HakumatpurVikas Nagar mandal8,369 pop
- AthoorwalaDoiwala mandal7,444 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)