# Faridpur Village, Kaliganj, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kaliganj, Nadia 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Kaliganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,747 people in 412 households**, the 52nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,747people (2011)
- 412households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**52%

Tap water ****29%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**61%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****17%**

**26%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****30.6%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 55.9% for women. 59% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (50%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (22%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%)

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 Kaliganj

- Kuturia1,802 people
- Santipur1,802 people
- Kanua1,771 people
- Daluipura1,753 people
- Karalia1,744 people
- Noachar1,673 people
- Naosa1,662 people
- Gokul Nagar1,624 people

[All 125 villages in Kaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/kaliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?1,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Nadia district (Kaliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?56.7% (Census 2011)