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Dostpur

दोस्तपुर
Sohawal mandal
Pincode 224188
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Dostpur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

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Temples near Dostpur

  • Shiv Temple · 0.2 km
  • Dueoharin Mai · 2.8 km
  • Baram Baba · 2.9 km

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Dostpur is a village in Sohawal mandal, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,594 across 246 households. The village has a literacy rate of 57.6% and is located at coordinates 26.273°N, 82.472°E.

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LGD code
166329
Pincode
224188
Post office
Sohawal RS
Population
1,594
Households
246
Literacy rate
57.6%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
419
Distance to district centre
226 km
Distance to mandal centre
175 km
Distance to Lucknow
165 km
Distance to Delhi
581 km
Nearest railway station
Malipur railway station · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sandhya Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dostpur compares

By population, Dostpur ranks #88 of 158 villages in Sohawal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.6%
−2.1% vs mandal average
Dostpur
57.6%
Sohawal mandal
59.7%
Ayodhya district
58.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+8 vs mandal average
Dostpur
970
Sohawal mandal
962
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.5 vs mandal average
Dostpur
6.5
Sohawal mandal
6.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dostpur at a glance

Dostpur is a village of 1,594 people in 246 households (Census 2011) in Sohawal tehsil, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, the 88th-largest of 158 villages in Sohawal tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 226 km from the Ayodhya district centre, 35 km from Pilkichha, the nearest town, 16 km from Malipur railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 224188, served by Sohawal RS post office; the LGD village code is 166329. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sandhya Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Kursi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sakendra Pratap Verma. The population is estimated at 1,879 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dostpur · this village1,59458%
Dostpur · Karhal86465%0 km N
Dostpur · Lalganj29570%0 km N
Dostpur · Sitapur77359%0 km N
Dostpur · Bagli00 km N
Dostpur · Chandpur00 km N
Dostpur · Nizamabad38753%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dostpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
FAIZABAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DOST PUR
Total area (ha)
64.38
Irrigated area (ha)
42.83
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dostpur

LGD code
166329
Pincode
224188
Post office
Sohawal RS
Population (Census 2011)
1,594
Population (projected 2026)
1,879
Households
246
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
57.6%
Coordinates
26.27320°N, 82.47188°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Barabanki
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kursi
Member of Parliament
Tanuj Punia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sakendra Pratap Verma
Block / Mandal
Sohawal
Getting there

How to reach Dostpur

Mandal centre
Sohawal · ≈ 175 km
≈ 6 h by car · 7 h 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ayodhya · ≈ 226 km
≈ 7 h 44 min by car · 9 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,522 people
Pilkichha · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 11 min by car · 1 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow165 kmcapital
  • Delhi581 km
  • Kolkata725 km
  • Hyderabad1070 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMalipur railway station16 km
  • Bus stopAkbarpur Bus station19 km
  • Hospital / PHCSandhya Hospital<1 km
  • ATM / bankINDIA !<1 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
  • CollegeDev Indravati PG Collage13 km
  • Police stationpolice station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dostpur

5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Dostpur

4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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