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About Dostpur Village

Dostpur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 203 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.67 hectares hectares.

Dostpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 36.67 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 203
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dostpur compares

By the 2011 count Dostpur is the 343rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 36.67 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Dostpur

The census records public bus service for Dostpur as Available within <5 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 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 25 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Mir, about 2.7 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 Sarai Mir 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 13 km
Nearest town Lalganj 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 25 km

Villages closest to Dostpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad 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 387. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Dostpur village has 203 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Dostpur covers 36.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostpur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dostpur is Sarai Mir, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dostpur.

Dostpur is about 25 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostpur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Mir is about 2.7 km away. Nizamabad is about 13 km away. Lalganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur Bijaura (under 2 km), Khanpur (under 2 km) and Chak Jafar (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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