Faridpur, Uttar Pradesh

Faridpur
Faridpur, India
town
Nickname(s): Pitambarpur
Faridpur

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 28°12′31″N 79°32′17″E / 28.20861°N 79.53806°E / 28.20861; 79.53806Coordinates: 28°12′31″N 79°32′17″E / 28.20861°N 79.53806°E / 28.20861; 79.53806
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Elevation 215 m (705 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 69,700
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 243503
Telephone code 05821
Vehicle registration UP25
Website https://www.facebook.com/faridpur.bareilly

Faridpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bareilly district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. In the age of British Rule Ram Kumar Agrawal was the Jameendar, Collector and Honorary Magistrate of this town. After this his son Lala Laxmi Narayan Agrawal was the last Collector and Honorary Magistrate of this town. Presently Faridpur is famous for Jari work, Sarrafa (Gold and Silver Jewellery).

Geography

Faridpur is located at 28°12′31″N 79°32′17″E / 28.208611°N 79.538056°E / 28.208611; 79.538056.[1] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).

Pitambarpur is the only sub railway station of Faridpur.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Faridpur had a population of 69,700. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 66%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 64%. In Faridpur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[3]==Education== There are some good intermediate schools by Indian town standards.

Although Intermediate Education sector is not in very good shape yet there are some highly ambitious projects are being built currently at undergraduate and postgraduate level at Bareilly-Shahjahanpur road because of cheaply available land resources and sound environment.

Presently there are some management and engineering colleges in Faridpur:

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faridpur
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. Baba fareed college Management and technology
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