# Dostany Village, Sipajhar, Darrang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sipajhar, Darrang 

# Dostany

Dostany is a village in Sipajhar sub-district of Darrang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 305 households**, the 27th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,427people (2011)
- 305households
- 82.6%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Dostany PIN code and other codes

Dostany falls in Sipajhar sub-district, Darrang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatGhonigutigp
- Community development blockSipajhar
- Census village code304880

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dostany from nearby towns?

- Mangaldoi (district HQ)26 km by road
- Mangaldoi (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dostany?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dostany; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sipajhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dostany known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dostany

Of every 100 households in Dostany in 2011, 29 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dostany · ■ Sipajhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**88%

Use banking services ****70%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dostany?

■ Dostany · ■ Sipajhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1298**

**1000

Working population ****46.5%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 76.5% for women. 66% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 352 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (11%) · **■** Marginal 230 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sipajhar

- Singmari1,681 people
- Byas Para1,645 people
- Bhati Kuruah1,477 people
- Gharoa Sonapur1,432 people
- Narikali1,412 people
- Kuwari Gaon1,363 people
- Nizsipajhar1,336 people
- Kalitapara1,314 people

[All 93 villages in Sipajhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/sipajhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dostany from Mangaldoi?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dostany?1,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dostany in?Darrang district (Sipajhar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dostany?82.6% (Census 2011)