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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Kharik tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 525 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Kharik
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 525
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Faridpur from other places

Faridpur lies about 7.8 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhagalpur Junction, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Faridpur
District headquarters Bhagalpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhagalpur Junction 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharik 8.5 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharik tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Faridpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faridpur village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents.

Faridpur village has 525 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 882.

Faridpur covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faridpur falls under Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Bhagalpur Junction, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 7.8 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bhagalpur is about 7.8 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 7.8 km away. Bhagalpur Junction is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (3.3 km), Kazi Koraia (3.7 km) and Khairpur Sobganj (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Faridpur today is likely to be higher.

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