Vikasnagar is a Block placed in Dehradun district in Uttarakhand. Situated in urban area of Uttarakhand, it is one among the 7 blocks of Dehradun district. As per the administration records, the block number of Vikasnagar is 30. The block has 70 villages and there are total 31638 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Vikasnagar's population is 165663. Out of this, 86465 are males whereas the females count 79198 here. This block has 23332 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 12007 are boys and 11325 are girls.
Literacy rate in Vikasnagar block is 64%. 106766 out of total 165663 population is literate here. In males the literacy rate is 70% as 61023 males out of total 86465 are literate however female literacy rate is 57% as 45743 out of total 79198 females are educated in this Block.
The Negative portion is that illiteracy ratio of Vikasnagar block is 35%. Here 58897 out of total 165663 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy ratio here is 29% as 25442 males out of total 86465 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 42% and 33455 out of total 79198 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of employed individual of Vikasnagar block is 52878 whereas 112785 are non-working. And out of 52878 employed individual 7424 persons are totally dependent on cultivation.