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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Daspur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 759 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721148, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur II
Pincode 721148
Area (hectares) 147.14 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 759
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents. Its 147.14 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Bar, Dangabhanga, Dari Ajodhya and Dubrajpur. 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 1,519. That makes it the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents.

Faridpur village has 759 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 721148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 147.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Faridpur.

Faridpur is in Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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