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About Dostia Village

Dostia is a large village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,659, made up of 1,433 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dostia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 2,659
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dostia compares

By the 2011 count Dostia is the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dostia

Dostia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dostia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dostia from other places

Dostia lies about 21 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chauradano, about 11 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 Dostia
Nearest railway station Chauradano 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 14 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Dostia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostia village had a population of 2,659. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Dostia village has 1,433 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostia has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Dostia is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostia covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostia falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dostia is Chauradano, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dostia.

Dostia is about 21 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostia is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chauradano is about 11 km away. Motihari is about 14 km away. Mothīhāri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsaula (1.5 km), Gamhariya (2.8 km) and Basbita (2.9 km).

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

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