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About Dostina Village

Dostina is a mid sized village in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 838 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dostina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 149.46 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 838
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Dostina compares

By the 2011 count Dostina is the 34th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 149.46 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dostina

The census records public bus service for Dostina 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Hanumanta Nagar, Dakshini Nayakharida Babupur, Daksin Purbba Nirmal Char and Diar Syampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dostina

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostina village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 34th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Dostina village has 838 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostina has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dostina is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostina covers 149.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dostina falls under Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dostina notes the nearest railway station 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 Dostina.

Dostina is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dostina today is likely to be higher.

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