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

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Dhakrani

Dhakrani is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **12,757 people in 2,327 households**, the 2nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 12,757people (2011)
- 2,327households
- 69.0%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakrani

Of every 100 households in Dhakrani in 2011, 93 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhakrani · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**27%

Tap water ****69%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**54%

Use banking services ****58%**

**74%

Television ****44%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**10%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dhakrani?

■ Dhakrani · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**929

Working population ****29.0%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 61.6% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 251 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (7%) · **■** Household industry 44 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,694 (73%) · **■** Marginal 443 (12%)

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
- Dakpathar9,897 people
- Sahas Pur8,841 people
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur8,369 people
- Chharba7,268 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakrani?12,757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakrani in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakrani?69.0% (Census 2011)