Faridpurਫਰਿਡਪੁਰ

Where is Faridpur?

Faridpur is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Shiv Dayalwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029399, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 194 people in Faridpur: 95 men and 99 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 110 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1042 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 194 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.86 per cent and women at 47.56 per cent. The census recorded 95 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 79, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 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 176 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (170 hectares). About 7 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 14 cultivators and 81 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Faridpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahijitpur, Talwandi Chaudhrian, Dodawazir and Salehpur.

What is the population of Faridpur?

The population of Faridpur was 194 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Faridpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Faridpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.