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About Dostpur Khadauli Village

Dostpur Khadauli is one of the larger villages in Bathnaha tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,268, made up of 3,436 males and 2,832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares.

Dostpur Khadauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostpur Khadauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bathnaha
Area (hectares) 464 hectares
Population 6,268
Male Population 3,436
Female Population 2,832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dostpur Khadauli compares

By the 2011 count Dostpur Khadauli is the 8th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dostpur Khadauli

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

How far is Dostpur Khadauli from other places

Dostpur Khadauli lies about 33 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 12 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 Dostpur Khadauli
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bathnaha 28 km
Nearest town Madhubani 31 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 33 km

Villages closest to Dostpur Khadauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bathnaha 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 Dostpur Khadauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostpur Khadauli village had a population of 6,268. That makes it the 8th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Dostpur Khadauli village has 3,436 males and 2,832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostpur Khadauli has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Dostpur Khadauli covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostpur Khadauli falls under Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dostpur Khadauli is Janakpur Road, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dostpur Khadauli.

Dostpur Khadauli is about 33 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostpur Khadauli is in Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 12 km away. Bathnaha is about 28 km away. Madhubani is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranauli (under 2 km), Hanumannagar (4.9 km) and Sahiara (6.0 km).

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

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