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

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Village · Kharik, Bhagalpur 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Kharik sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 180 households**, the 18th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 180households
- 44.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Faridpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKhairpur
- Community development blockKharik
- Census village code238928

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?

- Kharik (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Naugachhia (nearest town)18 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naugachhia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Naugachhia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 100% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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, 4 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Kharik rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kharik rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**923

Working population ****45.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 29.0% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (10%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 392 (85%)

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 Kharik

- Seokund2,352 people
- Baluachak1,744 people
- Lodipur1,668 people
- Bagri1,263 people
- Bhatutar678 people
- Mahadeopur188 people
- Raghopur23 people

[All 35 villages in Kharik](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/kharik/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Faridpur from Bhagalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Faridpur?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Bhagalpur district (Kharik sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?44.9% (Census 2011)