# Faridpur Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **684 people in 111 households**, the 83rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 684people (2011)
- 111households
- 36.6%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Faridpur PIN code and other codes

Faridpur falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTardih
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240717

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Faridpur from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)21 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Faridpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Faridpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amhara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Patwe Morawan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Faridpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 53% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****81%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Faridpur?

■ Faridpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**945

Working population ****40.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.9% for men and 28.5% for women. 42% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 263 (94%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amarpur

- Chimman Chak760 people
- Raghunathpur750 people
- Mujahidpur722 people
- Semarpur703 people
- Salempur Arazi678 people
- Chandpur630 people
- Ranikita598 people
- Parnathpur Arazi579 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Faridpur from Banka?21 km by road
- What is the population of Faridpur?684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?36.6% (Census 2011)