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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 443 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 443
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 123rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 50 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 15 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 Mandi Gobindgarh 15 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 33 km
District headquarters Sangrur 50 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 841. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Faridpur village has 443 males and 398 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faridpur falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 50 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 15 km away. Gobindgarh is about 16 km away. Malerkotla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daryapur (under 2 km), Mahala (6.7 km) and Phalaud Kalan (6.7 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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