Vikasnagar, Dahanu

For the city in Uttarakhand, see Vikasnagar.

Vikasnagar
village
Vikasnagar Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Vikasnagar Vikasnagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°04′06″N72°42′40″E / 20.0683285°N 72.7111939°E / 20.0683285; 72.7111939
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Dahanu
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,630
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	551584

Vikasnagar is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. ^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Vikasnagar has 337 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.91%. ^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1630	805	825
Children aged below 6 years	228	116	112
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1569	776	793
Literates	910	524	386
Workers (all)	809	483	326
Main workers (total)	490	372	118
Main workers: Cultivators	29	21	8
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	292	209	83
Main workers: Household industry workers	2	2	0
Main workers: Other	167	140	27
Marginal workers (total)	319	111	208
Marginal workers: Cultivators	70	17	53
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	225	77	148
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	1	1	0
Marginal workers: Others	23	16	7
Non-workers	821	322	499

References

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.