# Dostiya Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Dostiya

Dostiya is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845304**. The 2011 Census counted **4,292 people in 858 households**, the 28th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 4,292people (2011)
- 858households
- 60.2%literacy
- 845304PIN code

## Dostiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dostiya is 845304.** Dostiya falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845304
- Gram panchayatGurhanwa
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217823

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

## How far is Dostiya from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)9 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 Dostiya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dostiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhaka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Dostiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Dostiya

Of every 100 households in Dostiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dostiya · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**33%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dostiya?

■ Dostiya · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**930

Working population ****30.5%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 50.9% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 770 (59%) · **■** Household industry 72 (5%) · **■** Other work 115 (9%) · **■** Marginal 171 (13%)

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 Dhaka

- Jhauwa Ram4,428 people
- Tola Ramji Dube4,425 people
- Kusmahwa4,298 people
- Saratha4,297 people
- Masaurha4,284 people
- Gahai4,278 people
- Bisambharpur4,269 people
- Chand Mohan4,123 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dostiya?845304
- How far is Dostiya from Motihari?36 km by road
- What is the population of Dostiya?4,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dostiya in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dostiya?60.2% (Census 2011)