# Faridpur Village, Ghat Kusumbha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghat Kusumbha, Sheikhpura 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Ghat Kusumbha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 127 households**, the 17th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 865people (2011)
- 127households
- 53.0%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Faridpur PIN code and other codes

Faridpur falls in Ghat Kusumbha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMafo
- Community development blockGhat Kusumbha
- Census village code244000

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?

- Ghat Kusumbha (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)14 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)14 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?

9 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghat Kusumbha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 64% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Ghat Kusumbha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**40%

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 · ■ Ghat Kusumbha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**931

Working population ****45.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 42.1% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (12%) · **■** Household industry 98 (25%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 82 (21%)

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 Ghat Kusumbha

- Gadbadia1,394 people
- Korawan1,342 people
- Oraia1,235 people
- Dariapur1,168 people
- Jagdispur815 people
- Jitwarpur813 people
- Gurera303 people
- Rajauli294 people

[All 24 villages in Ghat Kusumbha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ghat-kusumbha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Faridpur from Sheikhpura?14 km by road
- What is the population of Faridpur?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Sheikhpura district (Ghat Kusumbha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?53.0% (Census 2011)