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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 186 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, 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 Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231302
Area (hectares) 60.01 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 186
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 402nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 60.01 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 38 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Hardattpur, about 1.6 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 Hardattpur 1.6 km
Nearest town Varanasi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 16 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 38 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 382. That makes it the 402nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Faridpur village has 186 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 60.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Hardattpur, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 38 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Hardattpur is about 1.6 km away. Varanasi is about 10 km away. Chunar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Misirpur (under 2 km), Misirpur (under 2 km) and Hasapur (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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