# Dakpathar Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Dakpathar

Dakpathar is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **9,897 people in 2,116 households**, the 3rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 9,897people (2011)
- 2,116households
- 88.1%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakpathar

Of every 100 households in Dakpathar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Dakpathar · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**27%

Tap water ****88%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**54%

Use banking services ****92%**

**74%

Television ****87%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****28%**

**88%

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 Dakpathar?

■ Dakpathar · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**929

Working population ****31.4%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 82.2% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (1%) · **■** Household industry 96 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,608 (84%) · **■** Marginal 307 (10%)

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 Vikasnagar

- East Hopetown20,840 people
- Dhakrani12,757 people
- Sahas Pur8,841 people
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur8,369 people
- Chharba7,268 people
- Rasulpur7,055 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakpathar?9,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakpathar in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dakpathar?88.1% (Census 2011)