# Dostia Village, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/dostia/ Village · Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi # Dostia Dostia is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843330**. The 2011 Census counted **6,852 people in 1,471 households**, the 10th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%. - 6,852people (2011) - 1,471households - 51.6%literacy - 843330PIN code ## Dostia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dostia is 843330.** Dostia falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843330 - Gram panchayatDostiya, Madpa - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code219087 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dostia from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)30 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)30 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 Dostia? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dostia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhuban - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Dostia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Dostia Of every 100 households in Dostia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dostia · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****21%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **93% Use banking services ****39%** **37% Television ****8%** **5% Mobile phone ****37%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dostia? ■ Dostia · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%** **49.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **935 Working population ****32.3%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 38.8% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 874 (39%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 352 (16%) · **■** Marginal 680 (31%) 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 Sonbarsa - Ghurghura Hanumannagar urf Ghurghura Baluaha9,479 people - Kanhauli9,038 people - Marpa8,977 people - Indarwa7,887 people - Bagaha6,408 people - Fatehpur6,326 people - Kachaur5,978 people - Dalakwa Dalki5,719 people [All 64 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dostia?843330 - How far is Dostia from Sitamarhi?30 km by road - What is the population of Dostia?6,852 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dostia in?Sitamarhi district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dostia?51.6% (Census 2011)