Vikasnagar Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Vikasnagar is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 337 families residing in the village Vikasnagar. The total population of Vikasnagar is 1,630 out of which 805 are males and 825 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vikasnagar is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vikasnagar village is 228 which is 14% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 112 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vikasnagar is 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Vikasnagar village.

Population
1,630
Families
337
Literacy
64.91%
Sex Ratio
1,025

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vikasnagar is 64.9%. Thus Vikasnagar village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 76.05% and the female literacy rate is 54.14% in Vikasnagar village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vikasnagar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Vikasnagar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vikasnagar village.

Total Male Female
Children 228 116 112
Literacy 64.91% 76.05% 54.14%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,569 776 793
Illiterate 720 281 439

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.3% of total population in Vikasnagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vikasnagar village out of total population, 809 were engaged in work activities. 60.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 809 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 292 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 490 372 118
Cultivators 29 21 8
Agriculture Labourer 292 209 83
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 167 140 27
Marginal Workers 319 111 208
Non Working 821 322 499

Nearby Villages to Vikasnagar,

Below are the list of villages near Vikasnagar village in Dahanu.

Village Population
Gholwad 4,403
Chikhale 4,534
Rampur 4,888
Naraliwadi 920
Khunavade 1,636
Chimbave 1,339
Aswali 2,165
Ambewadi 1,018
Jambugaon 7,298
Narpad 2,759

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