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

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Podwala

Podwala is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 68 households**, the 105th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 310people (2011)
- 68households
- 90.9%literacy
- 1,199females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Podwala

Of every 100 households in Podwala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Podwala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**27%

Tap water ****94%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**54%

Use banking services ****87%**

**74%

Television ****78%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Podwala?

■ Podwala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1199**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**929

Working population ****18.1%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 87.8% for women. 33% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 32 (57%) · **■** Marginal 17 (30%)

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

- Madarsu373 people
- Nadh356 people
- Birsani352 people
- Indripur324 people
- Malhan Range303 people
- Koti270 people
- Karimpur266 people
- Dhoomnagar265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Podwala?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podwala in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Podwala?90.9% (Census 2011)