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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 203 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, 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 Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 168.36 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 203
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 168.36 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Faridpur

The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 395. That makes it the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Faridpur village has 203 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 168.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faridpur falls under Rampurhat I 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.0 km away. Rampurhat I 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 Chakpara (under 2 km), Atla (2.0 km) and Kharun (2.9 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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