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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 189 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 125.2 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 189
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 125th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 125.2 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.7 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 Mallarpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.0 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 33 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Labpur 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 125th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Faridpur village has 189 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 125.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faridpur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Mallarpur, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.0 km away. Birbhum is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajarampur (under 2 km), Dangal (1.7 km) and Kamarmath (2.2 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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