# Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Dehradun, Uttarakhand 

# Vikasnagar

Vikasnagar is a sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. At the 2011 Census it had **317,482 people**, 4 towns and 141 villages (136 inhabited). The largest village is East Hopetown (20,840 people).

- 317,482people (2011)
- 141villages
- 4towns
- 78.0%literacy

## Population of Vikasnagar compared with Dehradun

■ Vikasnagar · ■ Dehradun district

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**889

Working population ****31.4%**

**34.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vikasnagar

Of every 100 households in Vikasnagar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Vikasnagar · ■ Dehradun district

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**12%

Tap water ****74%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**23%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****65%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**15%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****85%**

**76%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Vikasnagar

- Central Hope Town16,880 people
- Vikasnagar13,927 people
- Jiwangarh11,870 people
- Herbertpur9,782 people

## Largest villages in Vikasnagar

- East Hopetown · 20,840 people
- Dhakrani · 12,757 people
- Dakpathar · 9,897 people
- Sahas Pur · 8,841 people
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur · 8,369 people
- Chharba · 7,268 people
- Rasulpur · 7,055 people
- Nawabgarh · 6,747 people
- Jamni Pur · 6,126 people
- Badam Wala · 5,054 people
- Sabhawala · 4,872 people
- Rampur Kala · 4,397 people
- Sudhauwala · 4,326 people
- Jaman Khata · 4,158 people
- Atakfarm · 4,085 people
- Khushal Pur · 3,963 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Vikasnagar?141 (136 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Vikasnagar in?Dehradun district, Uttarakhand
- What is the population of Vikasnagar?317,482 (Census 2011)