# Faridpur, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in [Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,453 people in 835 households**, the 16th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,453people (2011)
- 835households
- 60.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**58%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**27%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**42%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

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 · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**968

Working population ****31.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 59.6% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 273 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 598 (55%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 179 (16%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Hasanpur3,942 people
- Char Molladanga3,864 people
- Jhikra3,837 people
- Kamari3,660 people
- Saralpur3,284 people
- Saidpur3,140 people
- Palasi Sonadanga3,075 people
- Debaipur2,794 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Faridpur

- Faridpur · Sub-district, Bareilly · 472,366 people
- Faridpur · Town, Bareilly · 78,249 people
- Faridpur · Village, Jalangi, Murshidabad · 20,041 people
- Faridpur · Town, Bareilly · 7,673 people
- Faridpur · Village, Gharaunda, Karnal · 4,916 people
- Faridpur · Village, Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas · 4,512 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?3,453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?60.3% (Census 2011)