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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a small village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 161 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 50.19 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 161
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 86th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 50.19 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faridpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Daudpur, Debipur, Dotal and Durgapur. 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 324. That makes it the 86th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Faridpur village has 161 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 50.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah 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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