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About Dostpur Village

Dostpur is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 947 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229301, 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 Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 229301
Area (hectares) 161.27 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 947
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dostpur compares

By the 2011 count Dostpur is the 92nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 161.27 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dostpur from other places

Dostpur lies about 36 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bachhrawan, about 5.5 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 Bachhrawan 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 25 km
Nearest town Purwā 32 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 36 km

Villages closest to Dostpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 1,790. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Dostpur village has 947 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dostpur is 229301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostpur covers 161.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dostpur is Bachhrawan, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 36 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Bachhrawan is about 5.5 km away. Maharajganj is about 25 km away. Purwā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahraura (1.8 km), Churwa (1.9 km) and Jamurwa (2.0 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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