# Faridpur Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Faridpur

Faridpur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,512 people in 950 households**, the 16th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 4,512people (2011)
- 950households
- 54.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Faridpur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Faridpur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**35%

Tap water ****8%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**85%

Use banking services ****26%**

**39%

Television ****34%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****47%**

**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 · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**954

Working population ****26.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 51.6% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (11%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 695 (58%) · **■** Marginal 336 (28%)

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 Baruipur

- Padmajala4,937 people
- Balbalia4,759 people
- Panch Gachhia4,710 people
- Ganespur4,530 people
- Teurhat4,423 people
- Indrapala4,088 people
- Khasmallik3,986 people
- Kundarali3,756 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridpur?4,512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridpur?54.4% (Census 2011)