# Faridpur, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 566 households**, the 9th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,362people (2011)
- 566households
- 73.1%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**41%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**965

Working population ****43.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 63.5% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 295 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (49%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (13%) · **■** Marginal 71 (7%)

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 Balurghat

- Amritakhanda2,863 people
- Bolla2,836 people
- Durgapur2,814 people
- Bara Raghunathpur2,763 people
- Jalghar2,310 people
- Chingispur2,297 people
- Uttar Roypur2,279 people
- Barakali2,209 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?2,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?73.1% (Census 2011)