# Faridpur Village, Rajnagar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rajnagar, Birbhum 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 163 households**, the 37th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 649people (2011)
- 163households
- 71.6%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**80%

Use banking services ****22%**

**34%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****512**

**952

Working population ****53.8%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.5% for women. 66% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (12%) · **■** Marginal 103 (30%)

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 Rajnagar

- Bhabanipur794 people
- Panikola703 people
- Padampur671 people
- Bhabanandapur662 people
- Takipur641 people
- Gaisara631 people
- Ahammadpur616 people
- Jaypur616 people

[All 98 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Birbhum district (Rajnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?71.6% (Census 2011)