About Dostani Village

Dostani is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 919 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dostani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Pincode	813210
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	1,662
Male Population	919
Female Population	743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	808
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dostani compares

By the 2011 count Dostani is the 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dostani

Dostani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dostani as Available within 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 Dostani from other places

Dostani lies about 11 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 2.2 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 Dostani
Nearest railway station	Hatpuraini Railway station	2.2 km
Nearest town	Purāini	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	4.7 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	11 km

Villages closest to Dostani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 Dostani

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostani village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Dostani village has 919 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostani has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Dostani is 813210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostani covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostani falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dostani is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dostani.

Dostani is about 11 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostani is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Hatpuraini Railway station is about 2.2 km away. Purāini is about 2.8 km away. Goradih is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.