About Dostpur Village

Dostpur is a mid sized village in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 477 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.85 hectares hectares.

Dostpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Karhal
Area (hectares)	145.85 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	477
Female Population	387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	811
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dostpur compares

By the 2011 count Dostpur is the 128th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 145.85 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Dostpur

Dostpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dostpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. 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 Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Saifai, about 7.2 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
Tehsil headquarters	Karhal	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Saifai	7.2 km
District headquarters	Mainpuri	30 km

Villages closest to Dostpur

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

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Common questions about Dostpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostpur village had a population of 864. That makes it the 128th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Dostpur village has 477 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostpur has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

Dostpur covers 145.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dostpur falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dostpur is Saifai, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dostpur.

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

Dostpur is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Karhal is about 5.7 km away. Saifai is about 7.2 km away. Mainpuri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.