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About Dostpur Village

Dostpur is a mid sized village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 809 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dostpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Pincode 224202
Area (hectares) 64.38 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 809
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 88th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 64.38 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

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 14 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bharatkund, about 2.6 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 Bharatkund 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 14 km
District headquarters Faizabad 14 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 14 km

Villages closest to Dostpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohawal 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 1,594. That makes it the 88th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Dostpur village has 809 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dostpur is 224202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostpur covers 64.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dostpur falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dostpur is Bharatkund, about 2.6 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 14 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostpur is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Bharatkund is about 2.6 km away. Sohawal is about 14 km away. Faizabad 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 Dostpur Raghu Uparhar (under 2 km), Ibrahimpur Dewali Manjha (under 2 km) and Ibrahimpur Dewali Uparhar (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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