# Sahas Pur Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Sahas Pur

Sahas Pur is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **8,841 people in 1,769 households**, the 4th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 8,841people (2011)
- 1,769households
- 74.8%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahas Pur

Of every 100 households in Sahas Pur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sahas Pur · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**27%

Tap water ****83%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**54%

Use banking services ****69%**

**74%

Television ****48%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**10%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Sahas Pur?

■ Sahas Pur · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**929

Working population ****30.8%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 127 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (7%) · **■** Household industry 146 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,654 (61%) · **■** Marginal 617 (23%)

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
- Dakpathar9,897 people
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur8,369 people
- Chharba7,268 people
- Rasulpur7,055 people
- Nawabgarh6,747 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahas Pur?8,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahas Pur in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sahas Pur?74.8% (Census 2011)