Vikasnagar is a city and a municipality

Municipality

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 in Dehradun district

Dehradun district

There are five railway stations in Dehradun:* Raiwala* Rishikesh* Doiwala* Harrawala* DehradunAirport...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...

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Geography

It has an average elevation of 452 metres (1,483 feet).
vikasnagar is 40km nearly far from capital of vibrant uttarakhand, dehradun.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Vikasnagar had a population of 12,485. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vikasnagar has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 73%. In Vikasnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years
Vikasnagar was formely known as Chauhadpur its name was changed later on to vikasnagar due to various devlopment taken around it like dakpathar barrage ,Dhakrani ,Kulhaal ,Dhalipur ,Vhibro power houses

Places To Visit

Vikasnagar is a great spot to visit as it has beautiful places ike dak pather and kada pather. It is also near to mussorie if you want to visit. If you like momos then it's great. Coz you can have momos in vikasnagar everywhere
There's a great medical store in town of vikasnagar by the name of DoonMedical Store so u can go there. Theres also Bhandari Hospital situated at Canal Road, Opp. Gurudwara Gali Vikasnagar and it