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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 453 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221508
Area (hectares) 27.33 hectares
Population 880
Male Population 453
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 376th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 27.33 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

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 10+ 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 29 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 7.9 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 Saidabad 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 11 km
Nearest town Phulpur 12 km
District headquarters Allahabad 29 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 880. That makes it the 376th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Faridpur village has 453 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 27.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Faridpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Saidabad, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 29 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 7.9 km away. Handia is about 11 km away. Phulpur 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 Yasinpur (under 2 km), Chak Mohammad Ameen (under 2 km) and Haivat Patti (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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