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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 628 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276139, 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 Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Pincode 276139
Area (hectares) 86.96 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 628
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 216th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 86.96 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 23 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sathiaon, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 15 km
Nearest town Mubarakpur 20 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Sathiaon 26 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagri 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 1,216. That makes it the 216th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Faridpur village has 628 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 276139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 86.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Sathiaon, about 26 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 23 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 Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 15 km away. Mubarakpur is about 20 km away. Azamgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalakpur (under 2 km), Banhara (under 2 km) and Sadauli Garthauli (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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