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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 24 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 41.2 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 24
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 41.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 6.9 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Zafarabad Junction, about 1.9 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 Zafarabad Junction 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 6.9 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 6.9 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 44. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Faridpur village has 24 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 41.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Faridpur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Zafarabad Junction, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 6.9 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Zafarabad Junction is about 1.9 km away. Kerakat is about 6.9 km away. Jaunpur is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhdumpur (under 2 km), Hisampur (1.9 km) and Mahmadpur (2.6 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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