Clement Town

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?Clement Town Uttarakhand • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Dehradun
Population	19,634 (2001)
Codes • Pincode	• 248002
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Clement Town is a cantonment town in Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

1 Demographics
2 Education
3 Tourism
4 References

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Clement Town had a population of 19,634. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Clement Town has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58% and, female literacy is 51%. In Clement Town, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Education

After the establishment of Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun in 1932, the Joint Services Wing (JSW) (National War Academy) was set up here on December 15, 1948, under the leadership of Colonel Kamta Prasad, which was renamed as National Defence Academy (NDA) on 1st Jan 1950, though in December 1954, the NDA was shifted to Khadakwasla near Poona ^[2].

[edit] Tourism

The re-established Mindroling Monastery in Clement Town

A large Tibetan settlement and the World's Largest Stupa, of the re-established Mindroling Monastery from Tibet, is situated in Clement Town, which was inaugurated on October 28, 2002 and is surrounded by a 2-acre garden ^[3]^[4]

There is also a 103-feet high statue of Buddha is dedicated to the Dalai Lama ^[5].

Coordinates: 30°16′2.31, N°78′0