# Faridpur Village, Goradih, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Goradih, Bhagalpur 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Goradih sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 107 households**, the 59th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 617people (2011)
- 107households
- 35.9%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Faridpur PIN code and other codes

Faridpur falls in Goradih sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAgarpur
- Community development blockGoradih
- Census village code239984

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?

- Goradih (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)16 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?

12 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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**. About 79% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 2 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Goradih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**22%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**37%

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 · ■ Goradih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.9%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**945

Working population ****38.4%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.6% for men and 28.4% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (56%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 60 (25%)

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 Goradih

- Habibpur697 people
- Ganaura689 people
- Rusulganj678 people
- Kharama666 people
- Malangachak586 people
- Khirjan531 people
- Sadi Salempur517 people
- Kahalgaian501 people

[All 120 villages in Goradih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Faridpur from Bhagalpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Faridpur?617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Bhagalpur district (Goradih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?35.9% (Census 2011)