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About Dosut Village

Dosut is one of the larger villages in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,062, made up of 3,577 males and 3,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares.

Dosut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 549 hectares
Population 7,062
Male Population 3,577
Female Population 3,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dosut compares

By the 2011 count Dosut is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dosut

Dosut is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dosut as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dosut from other places

Dosut lies about 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 2.9 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 Dosut
Nearest railway station Wena 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 6.5 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 13 km

Villages closest to Dosut

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

Common questions about Dosut

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosut village had a population of 7,062. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Dosut village has 3,577 males and 3,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosut has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Dosut covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dosut falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dosut is Wena, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dosut.

Dosut is about 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dosut is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 2.9 km away. Rahui is about 6.5 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamauli (2.2 km), Paithna (2.2 km) and Chandaura (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dosut today is likely to be higher.

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