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Dostpur

Sahebganj mandal
Pincode 843111
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Dostpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Sahebganj mandal

The principal temple recorded for Sahebganj mandal is Shiv Mandir Ganauli. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dostpur itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Samastipur
PC 23 · SC
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Warisnagar
AC 132
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LGD code
228018
Pincode
843111
Post office
Motipur
Population
1,105
Households
284
Literacy rate
42.9%
Sex ratio
1121 ♀/1000♂
Workers
373
Census 2011 · in context

How Dostpur compares

By population, Dostpur ranks #73 of 126 villages in Sahebganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.9%
−6.8% vs mandal average
Dostpur
42.9%
Sahebganj mandal
49.7%
Muzaffarpur district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,121
+209 vs mandal average
Dostpur
1,121
Sahebganj mandal
912
Household size
people per home
3.9
−1.4 vs mandal average
Dostpur
3.9
Sahebganj mandal
5.3

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

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Dostpur at a glance

Dostpur is a village of 1,105 people in 284 households (Census 2011) in Sahebganj block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 73rd-largest of 126 villages in Sahebganj block. Literacy is 43%, 7 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,121 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843111, served by Motipur post office; the LGD village code is 228018. The village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 1,303 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Dostpur · this village1,10543%—
Parsauni Raisi · Sahebganj1,92561%—
Tarwan · Sahebganj1,82140%—
Jahura · Sahebganj1,52554%—
Mahamadpur Madsudan · Sahebganj1,31847%—
Parsauni Dube · Sahebganj91848%—
Balthi Narsingh · Sahebganj70144%—

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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
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHEBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Prasauni Raisi
Total area (ha)
93
Irrigated area (ha)
16.6
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Dostpur

LGD code
228018
Pincode
843111
Post office
Motipur
Population (Census 2011)
1,105
Population (projected 2026)
1,303
Households
284
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1121
Literacy rate
42.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Warisnagar
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manjarik Mrinal
Block / Mandal
Sahebganj
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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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