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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 501 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 501
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 114th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

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 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 26 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 3.5 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 Rajpura Junction 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 4.1 km
District headquarters Patiala 26 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 951. That makes it the 114th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Faridpur village has 501 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faridpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Rajpura Junction, about 3.5 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 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 26 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura Junction is about 3.5 km away. Rajpura is about 4.1 km away. Patiala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbarpur (under 2 km), Bhatehri (under 2 km) and Kanwarpur (under 2 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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