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- LGD code
- 44994
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population
- 12,757
- Households
- 2,327
- Literacy rate
- 57.4%
- Sex ratio
- 920 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,694
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhakrani(Dehat) compares
By population, Dhakrani(Dehat) ranks #2 of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.4%
−8.6% vs mandal average
- Dhakrani(Dehat)
- 57.4%
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 66.0%
- Dehradun district
- 74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
+7 vs mandal average
- Dhakrani(Dehat)
- 920
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Dhakrani(Dehat)
- 5.5
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhakrani(Dehat) at a glance
Dhakrani(Dehat) is a village of 12,757 people in 2,327 households (Census 2011) in Vikas Nagar tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 2nd-largest of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 44994. The village votes in Narendranagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subodh Uniyal. The population is estimated at 15,041 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dhakrani(Dehat)
- LGD code
- 44994
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 12,757
- Population (projected 2026)
- 15,041
- Households
- 2,327
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 920
- Literacy rate
- 57.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narendranagar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subodh Uniyal
- Block / Mandal
- Vikas Nagar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 248001
- HrishikeshRishikesh mandal34,775 pop
- East HopetownVikas Nagar mandal20,840 pop
- Shewala KalaDehradun mandal10,290 pop
- DakpatharVikas Nagar mandal9,897 pop
- Mazri GrantDoiwala mandal9,620 pop
- JauligrantDoiwala mandal9,297 pop
- Shankerpur HakumatpurVikas Nagar mandal8,369 pop
- AthoorwalaDoiwala mandal7,444 pop
- RasulpurVikas Nagar mandal7,055 pop
Other villages in Vikas Nagar mandal
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- Dakpathar
- Sahas Pur
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur
- Chharba
- Rasulpur
- Nawabgarh
- Jamni Pur
- Badam Wala
- Sabhawala
- Rampur Kala
- Sudhauwala
- Jaman Khata
- Atakfarm
- Khushal Pur
- Sherpur
- Mehunwala Khalsa
- Mednipur Badripur
- Dumet
- Dhakimay Chak
- Athan Bagh
- Tiparpur
- Fatehpur
- Mirzapur Urf Dhalipur
- Babugarh
- Shisham Bara
- Jassowala
- Kedarawala
- Timali
- Lakshmi Pur
- Jhajra
- Kandhauli
- Shahpur Kalyanpur
- Bheemawala
- Kunja
- Bairagiwala
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)