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About Faridapur Village

Faridapur is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,999, made up of 1,133 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 764 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242221
Area (hectares) 227.81 hectares
Population 1,999
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 764
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridapur compares

By the 2011 count Faridapur is the 71st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 227.81 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Faridapur

Faridapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Faridapur as Available within 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 Faridapur from other places

Faridapur lies about 36 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Tilhar, about 27 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 Faridapur
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 12 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 12 km
Nearest railway station Tilhar 27 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 36 km

Villages closest to Faridapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Faridapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faridapur village had a population of 1,999. That makes it the 71st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Faridapur village has 1,133 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridapur has about 764 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Faridapur is 242221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridapur covers 227.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridapur falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faridapur is Tilhar, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faridapur.

Faridapur is about 36 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridapur is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Jalalabad is about 12 km away. Jalālābād is about 12 km away. Tilhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taapar (1.6 km), Bhudia T Pehna (1.9 km) and Kundra T Pehna (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Faridapur today is likely to be higher.

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