# Faridpur Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,519 people in 307 households**, the 57th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,519people (2011)
- 307households
- 88.0%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**33%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**58%

Television ****46%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157**

**943

Working population ****36.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 80.9% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (9%) · **■** Household industry 38 (7%) · **■** Other work 302 (54%) · **■** Marginal 94 (17%)

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 Daspur - II

- Naihati1,684 people
- Dubrajpur1,678 people
- Sonamui1,629 people
- Rana1,623 people
- Mahishghata1,497 people
- Panch Gechhia Part- I1,483 people
- Jayrampur1,423 people
- Bhagabatipur1,396 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?1,519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?88.0% (Census 2011)