# Faridpur Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **975 people in 154 households**, the 69th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 975people (2011)
- 154households
- 73.2%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Faridpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChandharia
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244932

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?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)47 km by road
- Islampur (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?

7 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 80% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**921

Working population ****49.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (30%) · **■** Marginal 115 (24%)

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 Islampur

- Bhagwanpur1,033 people
- Danapur1,025 people
- Jaitia996 people
- Harbanspur977 people
- Hajipur Chandar Natai936 people
- Nilkanth Bigha899 people
- Chandanpura870 people
- Mustafapur814 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Faridpur from Biharsharif?47 km by road
- What is the population of Faridpur?975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?73.2% (Census 2011)