Vikasnagar is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Vikasnagar | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Vikasnagar Location in Maharashtra, India  Vikasnagar Vikasnagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°04′06″N 72°42′40″E / 20.0683285°N 72.7111939°E | |
| 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 |
Demographics
editAccording 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]
| 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
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.