About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a large village in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,043, made up of 1,565 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Hussainganj
Pincode	841253
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	3,043
Male Population	1,565
Female Population	1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 12 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainganj	12 km
District headquarters	Siwan	12 km
Nearest town	Siwān	12 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hussainganj 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 3,043. That makes it the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Faridpur village has 1,565 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 841253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Faridpur falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Jiradei, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 12 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 7.4 km away. Hussainganj is about 12 km away. Siwan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.