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About Dostapur Village

Dostapur is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,538, made up of 1,291 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dostapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dostapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 83.63 hectares
Population 2,538
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dostapur compares

By the 2011 count Dostapur is the 28th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 83.63 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dostapur

Dostapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dostapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dostapur from other places

Dostapur lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 8.2 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 Dostapur
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 8.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Dostapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dostapur village had a population of 2,538. That makes it the 28th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Dostapur village has 1,291 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dostapur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dostapur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dostapur covers 83.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dostapur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dostapur is Basuldanga, about 8.2 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 village for Dostapur.

Dostapur 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.

Dostapur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 8.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.5 km away. Falta 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 Keyat Khanda (under 2 km), Purba Durgapur (under 2 km) and Tajpur (under 2 km).

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

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