# Mehunwala Khalsa Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Mehunwala Khalsa

Mehunwala Khalsa is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,844 people in 679 households**, the 18th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 3,844people (2011)
- 679households
- 74.6%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehunwala Khalsa

Of every 100 households in Mehunwala Khalsa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mehunwala Khalsa · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**27%

Tap water ****88%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**54%

Use banking services ****71%**

**74%

Television ****55%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Mehunwala Khalsa?

■ Mehunwala Khalsa · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**929

Working population ****30.7%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 67.2% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 247 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 299 (25%) · **■** Marginal 250 (21%)

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

- Jaman Khata4,158 people
- Atakfarm4,085 people
- Khushal Pur3,963 people
- Sherpur3,900 people
- Mednipur Badripur3,803 people
- Dumet3,774 people
- Dhakimay Chak3,363 people
- Athan Bagh3,269 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehunwala Khalsa?3,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehunwala Khalsa in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mehunwala Khalsa?74.6% (Census 2011)