Faridpurਫਰੀਦਪੁਰ

Where is Faridpur?

Faridpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036483, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 246 people in Faridpur: 139 men and 107 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 135 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 770 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 105 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.5 per cent and women at 61.46 per cent. The census recorded 92 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 89 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 3 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 182 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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 within five kilometres. 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 within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majri Akalian, Kalwa, Hardaspur and Daun Khurd.

What is the population of Faridpur?

The population of Faridpur was 246 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala 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.