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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a large village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,619, made up of 1,901 males and 1,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721130, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721130
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 3,619
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 1,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 15th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Derya Chak, Deulbar, Dhuliara and Diglabar. 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 3,619. That makes it the 15th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Faridpur village has 1,901 males and 1,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 721130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Faridpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kolaghat tehsil of Purba 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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