About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a large village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,362, made up of 1,237 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, 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	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Balurghat
Pincode	733129
Area (hectares)	126.78 hectares
Population	2,362
Male Population	1,237
Female Population	1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 126.78 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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. The nearest villages by name are Dogachhi, Dumair, Durgapur and Durllabhpur. 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.

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Common questions about Faridpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faridpur village had a population of 2,362. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Faridpur village has 1,237 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 126.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Faridpur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Faridpur.

Faridpur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.