About Dostany Village

Dostany is a mid sized village in Sipajhar tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,427, made up of 697 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.24 hectares hectares.

Dostany Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostany village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Darrang
Tehsil	Sipajhar
Area (hectares)	202.24 hectares
Population	1,427
Male Population	697
Female Population	730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dostany compares

By the 2011 count Dostany is the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,342 residents. Its 202.24 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dostany

Dostany is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dostany as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dostany from other places

Dostany lies about 95 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Thakurkuchi, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dostany
Tehsil headquarters	Sipajhar	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Thakurkuchi	10 km
Nearest town	Mangaldai	18 km
District headquarters	Darrang	95 km

Villages closest to Dostany

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sipajhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dostany

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostany village had a population of 1,427. That makes it the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,342 residents.

Dostany village has 697 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostany has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Dostany covers 202.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostany falls under Sipajhar tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dostany is Thakurkuchi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dostany.

Dostany is about 95 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostany is in Sipajhar tehsil of Darrang district. Sipajhar is about 8.6 km away. Thakurkuchi is about 10 km away. Mangaldai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.