About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,766, made up of 1,398 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Taraiya
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	2,766
Male Population	1,398
Female Population	1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 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 28 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Agauthar Halt, about 6.9 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
Tehsil headquarters	Taraiya	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Agauthar Halt	6.9 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	8.3 km
District headquarters	Saran	28 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

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.

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Common questions about Faridpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faridpur village had a population of 2,766. That makes it the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Faridpur village has 1,398 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Faridpur covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Faridpur falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Agauthar Halt, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 28 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 4.1 km away. Agauthar Halt is about 6.9 km away. Marhaura is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.