Faridਫਰੀਦ

Where is Farid?

Farid is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038786, and it covers 80 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 211 people in Farid: 110 men and 101 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 80 hectares, the population density works out to about 264 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 183 people, about 87 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.73 per cent and women at 70.24 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 55 main workers, the largest group, 43, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Farid's land. Of the village's 80 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 3 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Farid is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheikhupur, Bhauwal, Jagatpur and Lakhewal.

What is the population of Farid?

The population of Farid was 211 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Farid have?

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