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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a large village in Bhagawangola II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,453, made up of 1,810 males and 1,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola II
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 248.33 hectares
Population 3,453
Male Population 1,810
Female Population 1,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 16th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents. Its 248.33 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daksin Purbba Nirmal Char, Daulatpur, Debaipur and Dhwajamat. 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 3,453. That makes it the 16th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents.

Faridpur village has 1,810 males and 1,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 248.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is in Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad 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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