# Vikasnagar Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Vikasnagar

Vikasnagar is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,630 people in 337 households**, the 84th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,630people (2011)
- 337households
- 64.9%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Vikasnagar PIN code and other codes

Vikasnagar falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551584

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vikasnagar from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)140 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)5 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 Vikasnagar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Vikasnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 school5–10 km · Dahanu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Vikasnagar known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and chikoo**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vikasnagar

Of every 100 households in Vikasnagar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vikasnagar · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****31%**

**40%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Vikasnagar?

■ Vikasnagar · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**979

Working population ****49.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 54.1% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 167 (21%) · **■** Marginal 319 (39%)

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 Dahanu

- Bade Pokharan1,686 people
- Asangaon Bk.1,666 people
- Ghol1,655 people
- Khunavade1,636 people
- Sarani1,613 people
- Sawata1,594 people
- Kalamdevi1,582 people
- Vaghadi1,560 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Vikasnagar from Thane?140 km by road
- What is the population of Vikasnagar?1,630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vikasnagar in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vikasnagar?64.9% (Census 2011)