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About Farid Village

Farid is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 110 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farid village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140102
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 110
Female Population 101
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 10+ km distance

How Farid compares

By the 2011 count Farid is the 145th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Farid

Farid is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Farid 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 Farid from other places

Farid lies about 10 km from Rupnagar. 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 Farid
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 5.5 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 10 km
Nearest town Ropar 10 km

Villages closest to Farid

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Farid

As per the Census of India 2011, Farid village had a population of 211. That makes it the 145th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Farid village has 110 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farid has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Farid is 140102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farid covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Farid falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Farid notes the nearest railway station 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 Farid.

Farid is about 10 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farid is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 5.5 km away. Rupnagar is about 10 km away. Ropar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhewal (under 2 km), Sheikhupur (under 2 km) and Kulian (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Farid today is likely to be higher.

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