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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 235 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.56 hectares hectares.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 27.56 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 235
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 211th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 27.56 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

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 Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, 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 Jakhanian 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 16 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 26 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehnagar 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 453. That makes it the 211th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Faridpur village has 235 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Faridpur covers 27.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Faridpur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Jakhanian, about 15 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 Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Jakhanian is about 15 km away. Mehnagar is about 16 km away. Muhammadābād is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majith Durjan (under 2 km), Jhauwa (under 2 km) and Saraitilochan (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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