# Faridchak, Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur 

# Faridchak

Faridchak is a village in [Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/jagdishpur/) sub-district of [Bhagalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 69 households**, the 66th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 390people (2011)
- 69households
- 21.3%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Faridchak PIN code and other codes

Faridchak falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPuraini South
- Community development blockJagdishpur
- Census village code240150

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

## How far is Faridchak from nearby towns?

- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)9 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 Faridchak?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Faridchak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kajraili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Faridchak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 6 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Faridchak

Of every 100 households in Faridchak in 2011, 17 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faridchak · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**35%

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

**8%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****28%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Faridchak?

■ Faridchak · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.3%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1297**

**968

Working population ****23.8%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.9% for men and 15.3% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (8%) · **■** Other work 17 (18%) · **■** Marginal 61 (66%)

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 Jagdishpur

- Bharokhar506 people
- Maheshpur462 people
- Turli Gaura424 people
- Mahammad Takichak409 people
- Maksuspur387 people
- Maksuspur386 people
- Daudbat363 people
- Saidpur363 people

[All 165 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/jagdishpur/villages/)

## Other places named Faridchak

- Farid Chak · Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur · 481 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Faridchak from Bhagalpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Faridchak?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridchak in?Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Faridchak?21.3% (Census 2011)