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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 380 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.23 hectares hectares.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 515.23 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 380
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 83rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 515.23 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

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 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 54 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pagdhal, about 4.3 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 Pagdhal 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 12 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 12 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 54 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 729. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Faridpur village has 380 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Faridpur covers 515.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Faridpur falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Pagdhal, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 54 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pagdhal is about 4.3 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 12 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawalgaon (2.7 km), Basaniya Keer (2.8 km) and Amlada Khurd (2.9 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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