Roommates & Flatmates in Clement Town
Clement Town has more students per square kilometre than anywhere else in Dehradun, which means the rooms are easy and the people are the part worth thinking about. Almost everyone here ends up sharing with whoever the PG owner put in the next bed. It doesn't have to work that way.
Who lives here
Graphic Era and Graphic Era Hill University students overwhelmingly, plus Tula's Institute students and a small group of young professionals at the Clement Town and IT Park offices.
The density advantage. This is the one part of Dehradun where you have real choice about who you live with, simply because there are so many students in a small area. Bell Road and inner Clement Town between them hold most of the city's student population — which means a filter on sleep schedule, food and guests still leaves you plenty of people, rather than narrowing you to nobody.
Where to live, area by area
Rents below are indicative ranges for a private room in a shared flat, before deposit. Confirm the number with the person before you commit to anything.
The campus road. Densest student population in Dehradun, so the largest pool of people to share with — and the priciest rooms.
₹6,000 – ₹10,000 / month for a private room
The lanes behind the main road. Where most of the actual shared flats are, as opposed to PG beds.
₹5,000 – ₹9,000 / month for a private room
Toward Graphic Era Hill. Quieter, residential, good for a two- or three-person flat.
₹5,500 – ₹9,500 / month for a private room
Cheapest in the belt and well connected. Where budget sharing happens.
₹4,000 – ₹7,500 / month for a private room
How long it actually takes to get places
| Destination | Typical time |
|---|---|
| Graphic Era main gate, Bell Road | 5–15 min walk |
| Graphic Era Hill University | 5–10 min |
| Dehradun ISBT | 10–15 min |
| Clock Tower / city centre | 25–35 min |
What it actually costs per month in Clement Town
Rent is the number people compare, and it is rarely the number that decides anything. This is the realistic all-in figure for one person sharing a flat in Clement Town.
| What you pay | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Room rent (private, shared flat) | ₹3,000 – ₹10,000 |
| Deposit (one-off) | ₹3,000 – ₹10,000 (1 month is normal) |
| Maintenance & utilities | ₹500 – ₹1,200 |
| Food | included in most PGs; ₹3,500 – ₹6,000 if self-catering |
| Local transport | ₹300 – ₹900 |
| Realistic monthly total | ₹8,000 – ₹17,000 |
Dehradun deposits are the gentlest anywhere Bunkd operates — one month is normal, and plenty of owners waive it entirely if you pay quarterly. Read the security deposit guide before you hand anything over, and get the refund terms written on the receipt.
Flatmate, roommate or PG — which one do you actually want?
The words get used interchangeably and they are not the same thing, which matters when you are searching.
- A flatmate shares the flat but has their own room. You split rent and bills, cook or order separately, and keep your own space. This is what most working professionals in Clement Town mean when they say flatmate.
- A roommate shares the room itself. Cheapest option by a wide margin — often 40 to 50 percent less than a private room — and common among students and first-jobbers who are saving hard.
- A PG gives you a bed with meals and cleaning handled, plus house rules and often a gate timing. Simpler to start, less freedom, and once you split a flat three ways the cost difference usually disappears.
Bunkd covers all three. You set whether you want your own room or are happy sharing one, and the matching works the same way either direction. If a PG is what you are after, the honest PG versus flatshare comparison is worth five minutes before you sign.
When to look
June through August, with the crush in the three weeks after the first admission list. The people who do best here decide who they're living with in April or May and go looking as a formed group — landlords take three confirmed tenants far more seriously than three individuals, and the good flats in the inner lanes never reach a listing site.
What to check before you pay anything
- Sleep schedule. A 2am person and a 6am person in one room is the single most common reason students move out mid-semester.
- Cleanliness — not as a personality question but a practical one. Who cleans what, how often, is there help, who pays for it.
- Guests. Agree the rule before you need one. Every flatshare argument about guests started with no rule.
- Food. Veg-only, non-veg or mixed kitchen, settled before anyone moves in and in writing if the flat is veg-only.
- Money. Who pays which bill and by when. Boring in week one, a fight in month four.
Finding the person, not just the room
Most flatshares fail on lifestyle, not on rent. Bunkd asks the things that actually decide whether living together works — sleep schedule, cleanliness, social battery, guest policy, food preference and your one real dealbreaker — and matches on those. You swipe through people, match when it is mutual, and chat inside the app before anyone shares a phone number.
If you have not found a flat yet, Squad Mode lets you match with other people searching in Clement Town so you can pool budgets and take a 2BHK or 3BHK together. Splitting a bigger flat is almost always cheaper per person than renting a single room alone — the rent split calculator works out a fair division when the rooms are not the same size.
Have a spare room instead? List it free and choose who fills it yourself.
Common questions
How do I find a roommate in Clement Town?
Set your area to Clement Town on Bunkd, say whether you want your own room or would share one, and set your lifestyle preferences. Clement Town has the largest student pool in Dehradun, so you get real choice rather than taking whoever is available.
Is sharing a room much cheaper?
Roughly 40 to 50 percent. A single near Bell Road is ₹6,000 to ₹10,000; sharing that room is ₹3,500 to ₹5,500 each. A 3BHK split three ways is similar per person but everyone gets their own room.
When should I start looking for people?
April or May. By July you're choosing from what's left, and the good flats in the inner lanes get filled by groups that formed months earlier.
Can I share with students from a different campus?
Very commonly — Graphic Era, Graphic Era Hill and Tula's students all live in the same belt and share flats across campuses.
Is Bunkd free?
Yes. No fee, no brokerage, and your number stays private until you share it.