About Dostabad Village

Dostabad is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 104 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dostabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostabad village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731104
Area (hectares)	67.59 hectares
Population	198
Male Population	104
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dostabad compares

By the 2011 count Dostabad is the 175th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 67.59 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dostabad

Dostabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dostabad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dostabad from other places

Dostabad lies about 54 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 4.9 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 Dostabad
Nearest railway station	Kachujor	4.9 km
Nearest town	Siuri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dubrajpur	12 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	54 km

Villages closest to Dostabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostabad village had a population of 198. That makes it the 175th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Dostabad village has 104 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostabad has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dostabad is 731104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostabad covers 67.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dostabad falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dostabad is Kachujor, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dostabad.

Dostabad is about 54 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dostabad is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 4.9 km away. Siuri is about 12 km away. Dubrajpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.