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About Dosinga Village

Dosinga is a mid sized village in Bansada tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 453 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dosinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosinga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bansada
Pincode 756171
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 453
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dosinga compares

By the 2011 count Dosinga is the 39th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dosinga

Dosinga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dosinga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dosinga from other places

Dosinga lies about 53 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Bhadrak Junction, about 55 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 Dosinga
Tehsil headquarters Bansada 11 km
Nearest town Bāsudebpur 41 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 53 km
Nearest railway station Bhadrak Junction 55 km

Villages closest to Dosinga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosinga village had a population of 941. That makes it the 39th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dosinga village has 453 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosinga has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dosinga is 756171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dosinga covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dosinga falls under Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dosinga is Bhadrak Junction, about 55 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dosinga.

Dosinga is about 53 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dosinga is in Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district. Bansada is about 11 km away. Bāsudebpur is about 41 km away. Bhadrak is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rabindranagar (under 2 km), Bidyutprava (2.9 km) and Oramal (3.1 km).

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

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