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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,512, made up of 2,321 males and 2,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 42.39 hectares
Population 4,512
Male Population 2,321
Female Population 2,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 16th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 42.39 hectares work out to about 106 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Faridpur from other places

Faridpur lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mallikpur, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Faridpur
Nearest railway station Mallikpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 4.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 4,512. That makes it the 16th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Faridpur village has 2,321 males and 2,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 42.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 106 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Faridpur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Mallikpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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 about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mallikpur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 4.0 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrirampur (under 2 km), Ganespur (under 2 km) and Mallikpur (under 2 km).

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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