# Vikas Nagar Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/vikas-nagar/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Vikas Nagar Vikas Nagar is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 221 households**, the 64th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,072people (2011) - 221households - 76.3%literacy - 1,023females per 1,000 males ## Vikas Nagar PIN code and other codes Vikas Nagar falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565693 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vikas Nagar from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)62 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)39 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Vikas Nagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vikas Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasba - ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangmeshwar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vikas Nagar known for? About 80% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Vikas Nagar Of every 100 households in Vikas Nagar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vikas Nagar · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****68%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **14% Tap water ****97%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **86% Use banking services ****51%** **51% Television ****18%** **29% Mobile phone ****34%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****57%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Vikas Nagar? ■ Vikas Nagar · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704** **957 Working population ****55.1%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (7%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 510 (86%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sangameshwar - Kirbet1,113 people - Karambele Tarf Sangameshwar1,107 people - Shivane1,095 people - Shembavane1,092 people - Kuchambe1,068 people - Ghativale1,008 people - Sarand994 people - Meghi985 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vikas Nagar from Ratnagiri?62 km by road - What is the population of Vikas Nagar?1,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vikas Nagar in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vikas Nagar?76.3% (Census 2011)