# Faridpur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,435 people in 566 households**, the 27th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,435people (2011)
- 566households
- 78.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**43%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**74%

Use banking services ****64%**

**50%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**981

Working population ****43.0%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 73.8% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (40%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 309 (30%) · **■** Marginal 115 (11%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Kanchannarar2,477 people
- Chandul2,464 people
- Bongpur2,438 people
- Daspur2,435 people
- Khetia2,421 people
- Pure Balisa2,400 people
- Tubgram2,330 people
- Alampur2,278 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?2,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?78.8% (Census 2011)