# Dostani Village, Goradih, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/dostani/ Village · Goradih, Bhagalpur # Dostani Dostani is a village in Goradih sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813210**. The 2011 Census counted **1,662 people in 378 households**, the 27th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 1,662people (2011) - 378households - 38.3%literacy - 813210PIN code ## Dostani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dostani is 813210.** Dostani falls in Goradih sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - PIN code813210 - Gram panchayatSonudih Satjori - Community development blockGoradih - Census village code239942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dostani from nearby towns? - Goradih (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)17 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town)17 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 Dostani? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dostani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Dostani known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dostani Of every 100 households in Dostani in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dostani · ■ Goradih rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **14% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **94% Use banking services ****3%** **37% Television ****1%** **9% Mobile phone ****18%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **37% Own their home ****97%** **99% 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 Dostani? ■ Dostani · ■ Goradih rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%** **56.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****808** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **945 Working population ****41.8%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.1% for men and 32.4% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 682 (98%) 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 Goradih - Danda Bazar2,006 people - Ram Chandarpur1,794 people - Punakh1,730 people - Ghiha1,713 people - Raipura1,542 people - Murhan1,525 people - Laugain1,518 people - Chaudharidih1,466 people [All 120 villages in Goradih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dostani?813210 - How far is Dostani from Bhagalpur?17 km by road - What is the population of Dostani?1,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dostani in?Bhagalpur district (Goradih sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dostani?38.3% (Census 2011)