# Dhakimay Chak Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Dhakimay Chak

Dhakimay Chak is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,363 people in 612 households**, the 21st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 3,363people (2011)
- 612households
- 71.1%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakimay Chak

Of every 100 households in Dhakimay Chak in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhakimay Chak · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**27%

Tap water ****33%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**54%

Use banking services ****52%**

**74%

Television ****33%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****22%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhakimay Chak?

■ Dhakimay Chak · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**929

Working population ****28.0%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 65.5% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 491 (52%) · **■** Marginal 251 (27%)

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

- Sherpur3,900 people
- Mehunwala Khalsa3,844 people
- Mednipur Badripur3,803 people
- Dumet3,774 people
- Athan Bagh3,269 people
- Tiparpur3,226 people
- Fatehpur3,221 people
- Mirzapur Urf Dhalipur3,218 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakimay Chak?3,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakimay Chak in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakimay Chak?71.1% (Census 2011)