Faridpurਫਰਿਡਪੁਰ

Where is Faridpur?

Faridpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030490, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 663 people in Faridpur: 339 men and 324 women, living in 145 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 577 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 654 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.27 per cent and women at 77.66 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 19 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 75, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 45 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Faridpur's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 77 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Faridpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wariah, Dugri, Mand and Rasulpur Brahmna.

What is the population of Faridpur?

The population of Faridpur was 663 at the 2011 census, living in 145 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Faridpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Faridpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.