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About Faradpur Village

Faradpur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 85 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faradpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faradpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 80.13 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 85
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faradpur compares

By the 2011 count Faradpur is the 252nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 80.13 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Faradpur

Faradpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faradpur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Faradpur from other places

Faradpur lies about 164 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Faradpur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 16 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 164 km

Villages closest to Faradpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Faradpur village had a population of 172. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Faradpur village has 85 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faradpur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Faradpur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faradpur covers 80.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faradpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Faradpur is Mallarpur, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faradpur.

Faradpur is about 164 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faradpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallarpur is about 4.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.0 km away. Tapan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atila (2.0 km), Chandipur (4.4 km) and Kasitara (4.9 km).

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

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