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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a large village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,275 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan I
Pincode 713426
Area (hectares) 506.83 hectares
Population 2,435
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 26th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 506.83 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandutia, Chhota Belun, Daspur and Diuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,435. That makes it the 26th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Faridpur village has 1,275 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 713426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 506.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faridpur falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Faridpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Faridpur.

Faridpur is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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