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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 236 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 236
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 192nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Faridpur

The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dipa, Dulfa, Dumro and Durga Prasad. 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 455. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Faridpur village has 236 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Faridpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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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