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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 88 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275204, 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 Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275204
Area (hectares) 19.55 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 88
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 413th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 19.55 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 146 km from Ghazipur, 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
Nearest town Phulpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 30 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 146 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 158. That makes it the 413th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Faridpur village has 88 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 275204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 19.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Faridpur is about 146 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saidabad is about 7.9 km away. Phulpur is about 12 km away. Jakhania is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhava M Faridpur (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Salempur Baghai (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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