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About Faridanpur Village

Faridanpur is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 364 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Faridanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 364
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridanpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridanpur is the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Faridanpur

Faridanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faridanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Faridanpur from other places

Faridanpur lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 9.6 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 Faridanpur
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 9.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 13 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Faridanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taraiya 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 Faridanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faridanpur village had a population of 755. That makes it the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Faridanpur village has 364 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridanpur has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Faridanpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridanpur falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Faridanpur is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 9.6 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 - 10 km distance for Faridanpur.

Faridanpur is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridanpur is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.6 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 9.6 km away. Marhaura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diara Faridanpur (under 2 km), Madhopur (under 2 km) and Madhopur Diara (under 2 km).

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

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