# Faridpur Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,619 people in 791 households**, the 17th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 3,619people (2011)
- 791households
- 79.7%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**44%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**942

Working population ****38.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 73.7% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (14%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 505 (36%) · **■** Marginal 627 (45%)

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 Kolaghat

- Kishor Chak3,931 people
- Sulani3,746 people
- Bathan Berya3,689 people
- Machhinan3,638 people
- Kodalia3,504 people
- Marberya3,496 people
- Jadupur3,461 people
- Pulsit3,428 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?3,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?79.7% (Census 2011)