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About Dostpur Village

Dostpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 56 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dostpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143526
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 56
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dostpur compares

By the 2011 count Dostpur is the 301st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dostpur

Dostpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dostpur as Available within <5 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 Dostpur from other places

Dostpur lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 16 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
Nearest railway station Budhi 16 km
Nearest town Kathua 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 27 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Dostpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostpur village had a population of 120. That makes it the 301st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Dostpur village has 56 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostpur has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dostpur is 143526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostpur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dostpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dostpur is Budhi, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dostpur.

Dostpur is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Budhi is about 16 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Pathankot is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danwal (under 2 km), Khojki Chak (under 2 km) and Balotar (under 2 km).

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

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