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About Dosatina Village

Dosatina is a mid sized village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 957 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dosatina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosatina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 92.51 hectares
Population 1,825
Male Population 957
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dosatina compares

By the 2011 count Dosatina is the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 92.51 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dosatina

Dosatina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dosatina 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dosatina from other places

Dosatina lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 9.1 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 Dosatina
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur 9.1 km
Nearest town Baruipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Dosatina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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 Dosatina

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosatina village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Dosatina village has 957 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosatina has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dosatina is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dosatina covers 92.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dosatina falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dosatina is Dakshin Durgapur, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dosatina.

Dosatina is about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dosatina is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 9.1 km away. Baruipur is about 11 km away. Budge Budge II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deuli (3.9 km), Baratala (3.9 km) and Banaraypur (7.4 km).

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

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