# Faridpur Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/faridpur/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Faridpur Faridpur is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148023**. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 176 households**, the 124th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 841people (2011) - 176households - 68.9%literacy - 148023PIN code ## Faridpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Faridpur is 148023.** Faridpur falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148023 - Gram panchayatFaridpur 0179 - Community development blockMalerkotla-Ii - Census village code039566 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? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)46 km by road - Malerkotla (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? 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 **wheat**. Products made here include atta. About 90% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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, 95 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Faridpur · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****73%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **12% Tap water ****61%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **60% Use banking services ****38%** **63% Television ****59%** **78% Mobile phone ****65%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****27%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****6%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600** **844 Working population ****31.5%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (17%) · **■** Household industry 36 (14%) · **■** Other work 123 (46%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%) 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 Malerkotla - Rurki Khurd914 people - Azimabad856 people - Kheri Sodhian854 people - Dehliz Khurd844 people - Albelpura799 people - Hakimpura799 people - Mohamadgarh776 people - Kasampur764 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Faridpur?148023 - How far is Faridpur from Sangrur?46 km by road - What is the population of Faridpur?841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Faridpur in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?68.9% (Census 2011)