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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 634 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229412, 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 Soraon
Pincode 229412
Area (hectares) 124.55 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 634
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 226th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 124.55 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Faridpur from other places

Faridpur lies about 13 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atrampur, 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 Atrampur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 9.0 km
District headquarters Allahabad 13 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 13 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soraon 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 1,211. That makes it the 226th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Faridpur village has 634 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 229412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 124.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Atrampur, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 13 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 Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Atrampur is about 4.3 km away. Soraon is about 9.0 km away. Allahabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur Chandhan (under 2 km), Duara Jagdishpur (under 2 km) and Kasari (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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