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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 431 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 87.91 hectares
Population 886
Male Population 431
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 87.91 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 56 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about under 2 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 Tildanga under 2 km
Nearest town Farakka 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 13 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 56 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 886. That makes it the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Faridpur village has 431 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 87.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Tildanga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Faridpur is about 56 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tildanga is about under 2 km away. Farakka is about 3.4 km away. Barharwa 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 Ladopar (under 2 km), Ladopara (under 2 km) and Garjanpara (2.3 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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