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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 783 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712223, 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 Haripal
Pincode 712223
Area (hectares) 133.43 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 783
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 64th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 133.43 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Dogeria, Dulla, Durgapur and Dwarhatta. 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 1,533. That makes it the 64th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Faridpur village has 783 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 712223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 133.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Faridpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Faridpur is in Haripal 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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