# Faridpur Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 39 households**, the 87th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 216people (2011)
- 39households
- 65.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Faridpur PIN code and other codes

Faridpur falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMandachh
- Community development blockEkangarsarai
- Census village code244812

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?

- Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)35 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)35 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?

2 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**47%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****10%**

**58%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**915

Working population ****50.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 49.4% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (69%) · **■** Household industry 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 14 (13%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Ekangarsarai

- Jaitipur510 people
- Libri485 people
- Sultanpur403 people
- Tarupur357 people
- Paindapur Dainawan193 people

[All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Faridpur from Biharsharif?35 km by road
- What is the population of Faridpur?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?65.5% (Census 2011)