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

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Shisham Bara

Shisham Bara is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,989 people in 523 households**, the 27th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 2,989people (2011)
- 523households
- 70.1%literacy
- 802females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shisham Bara

Of every 100 households in Shisham Bara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shisham Bara · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**27%

Tap water ****46%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**54%

Use banking services ****59%**

**74%

Television ****60%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Shisham Bara?

■ Shisham Bara · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**929

Working population ****28.3%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 56.4% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (8%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 572 (68%) · **■** Marginal 80 (9%)

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

- Tiparpur3,226 people
- Fatehpur3,221 people
- Mirzapur Urf Dhalipur3,218 people
- Babugarh3,035 people
- Jassowala2,894 people
- Kedarawala2,867 people
- Timali2,725 people
- Lakshmi Pur2,702 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shisham Bara?2,989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shisham Bara in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shisham Bara?70.1% (Census 2011)