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About Dostpur Village

Dostpur is a mid sized village in Laharpur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 668 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.39 hectares hectares.

Dostpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Laharpur
Area (hectares) 185.39 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 668
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dostpur compares

By the 2011 count Dostpur is the 217th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents. Its 185.39 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 25 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Parsendi, about 11 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 Laharpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Parsendi 11 km
District headquarters Sitapur 25 km

Villages closest to Dostpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laharpur 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 1,263. That makes it the 217th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents.

Dostpur village has 668 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Dostpur covers 185.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostpur falls under Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dostpur is Parsendi, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dostpur.

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

Dostpur is in Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district. Laharpur is about 5.5 km away. Lāharpur is about 5.5 km away. Parsendi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakar Nagar (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Mallapur Nagai (1.8 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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