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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
Reported by The Times of India.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mousumi Nath
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- LGD code
- 304880
- Pincode
- 784145
- Post office
- Sipajhal
- Population
- 1,427
- Households
- 305
- Literacy rate
- 75%
- Sex ratio
- 1047 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 663
Census 2011 · in context
How Dostany compares
By population, Dostany ranks #27 of 98 villages in Sipajhar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.0%
+11.2% vs mandal average
- Dostany
- 75.0%
- Sipajhar mandal
- 63.8%
- Darrang district
- 52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,047
+83 vs mandal average
- Dostany
- 1,047
- Sipajhar mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Dostany
- 4.7
- Sipajhar mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dostany at a glance
Dostany is a village of 1,427 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Sipajhar block, Darrang district, Assam, the 27th-largest of 98 villages in Sipajhar block. Literacy is 75%, 11 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,047 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784145, served by Sipajhal post office; the LGD village code is 304880. The sarpanch is Mousumi Nath, and the village votes in Rangapara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kamal Tanti. The population is estimated at 1,682 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dostany · this village | 1,427 | 75% | — |
| Satkhali · Sipajhar | 2,455 | 69% | — |
| Rajapukhuri · Sipajhar | 1,076 | 78% | — |
| Cholardal · Sipajhar | 709 | 76% | — |
| Ruparikash · Sipajhar | 707 | 67% | — |
| Hatimuria (46 Hatimuria) · Sipajhar | 579 | 66% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dostany
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Mangaldoi (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GHONIGUTIGP
- Total area (ha)
- 202.24
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dostany
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dostany
- LGD code
- 304880
- Pincode
- 784145
- Post office
- Sipajhal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,427
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,682
- Households
- 305
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1047
- Literacy rate
- 75.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rangapara
- Member of Parliament
- Ranjit Dutta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krishna Kamal Tanti
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mousumi Nath
- Block / Mandal
- Sipajhar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 784145
- Kira Kara N.C.Sipajhar mandal6,190 pop
- Dhalpur No.3 (Dijolpur No.3)Sipajhar mandal6,115 pop
- BhuktabariSipajhar mandal5,400 pop
- MaroiSipajhar mandal5,353 pop
- Dhalpur No.1 (Dijolpur No.1)Sipajhar mandal5,214 pop
- PhuhurataliSipajhar mandal4,370 pop
- Suktaguri No.1Sipajhar mandal4,070 pop
- PithakhowaSipajhar mandal2,870 pop
- HazarikaparaSipajhar mandal2,769 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dostany
Other villages in Sipajhar mandal
View all 60+ →- Kira Kara N.C.
- Dhalpur No.3 (Dijolpur No.3)
- Bhuktabari
- Maroi
- Dhalpur No.1 (Dijolpur No.1)
- Phuhuratali
- Suktaguri No.1
- Pithakhowa
- Hazarikapara
- Kabai Chuba
- Sanowatari
- Maruwa Chuburi
- Satkhali
- Dakhin Chuburi
- Upper Kuruwa
- Bijulibari
- Jhakuwapara
- Pakabangipara
- Debananda Satra
- Dumunichoki
- Satgharia
- Singmari
- Byas Para
- Kaoikaragaon
- Bhati Kuruah
- Gharoa Sonapur
- Kumarpara
- Narikali
- Barangabari
- Kuwari Gaon
- Borora Khat
- Nizsipajhar
- Kalitapara
- Gopalpur
- Salmara
- Nayak Para
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)