Dostiya Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Dostiya is a village situated in Dhaka block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 858 families residing in the village Dostiya. The total population of Dostiya is 4,292 out of which 2,241 are males and 2,051 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dostiya is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dostiya village is 942 which is 22% of the total population. There are 494 male children and 448 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dostiya is 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Dostiya village.

Population
4,292
Families
858
Literacy
60.24%
Sex Ratio
915

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dostiya is 60.2%. Thus Dostiya village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 68.8% and the female literacy rate is 50.9% in Dostiya village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dostiya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dostiya Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dostiya village.

Total Male Female
Children 942 494 448
Literacy 60.24% 68.8% 50.9%
Scheduled Caste 276 147 129
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,274 1,039 1,235

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dostiya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dostiya village out of total population, 1,311 were engaged in work activities. 87% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,311 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 770 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,140 992 148
Cultivators 183 156 27
Agriculture Labourer 770 703 67
Household Industries 72 51 21
Other Workers 115 82 33
Marginal Workers 171 70 101
Non Working 2,981 1,179 1,802

Nearby Villages to Dostiya,

Below are the list of villages near Dostiya village in Dhaka.

Village Population
Telhara Khurd 876
Gurhanwa 3,411
Barharwa 5,294
Bhawanipur 2,357
Tilahra Kalan 9,352
Balua Tola Goapari 7,661
Kharhui Bara Farid 3,608
Mahuawa Dostiya 2,980
Gurganwan 1,482
Phulwariya 6,386

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