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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
JH
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jamirul Haque Halder
Contact: 89****3177
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- LGD code
- 325394
- Pincode
- 712223
- Post office
- Sheoraphuli
- Population
- 1,533
- Households
- 373
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 592
Census 2011 · in context
How Faridpur compares
By population, Faridpur ranks #64 of 153 villages in Haripal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.7%
+3.1% vs mandal average
- Faridpur
- 73.7%
- Haripal mandal
- 70.6%
- Hooghly district
- 73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
−24 vs mandal average
- Faridpur
- 958
- Haripal mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Faridpur
- 4.1
- Haripal mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Faridpur at a glance
Faridpur is a village of 1,533 people in 373 households (Census 2011) in Haripal block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 64th-largest of 153 villages in Haripal block. Literacy is 74%, 3 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 712223, served by Sheoraphuli post office; the LGD village code is 325394. The sarpanch is Jamirul Haque Halder, and the village votes in Haripal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhumita Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,807 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chandanpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faridpur · this village | 1,533 | 74% | — |
| Mahisatikri · Haripal | 2,474 | 77% | — |
| Chandanpur · Haripal | 2,347 | 64% | — |
| Madanmohonpur · Haripal | 1,400 | 72% | — |
| Bakula · Haripal | 1,142 | 75% | — |
| Porra · Haripal | 1,039 | 55% | — |
| Harat · Haripal | 933 | 81% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Faridpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 133.43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 105.19
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Faridpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Faridpur
- LGD code
- 325394
- Pincode
- 712223
- Post office
- Sheoraphuli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,533
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,807
- Households
- 373
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arambag
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Haripal
- Member of Parliament
- Mitali Bag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhumita Ghosh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Jamirul Haque Halder
- Block / Mandal
- Haripal
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)