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- LGD code
- 957831
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Distance to district centre
- 134 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 110 km
- Distance to Patna
- 290 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 252 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tildanga · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Farakka Barrage Hospital · 3 km
Faridpur at a glance
Faridpur is a revenue village in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar. It lies 134 km from the Katihar district centre, 2 km from Bewa (P), the nearest town, under 1 km from Tildanga railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855114, served by Sonali post office; the LGD village code is 957831. The nearest hospital or health centre is Farakka Barrage Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka.
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Key facts — Faridpur
- LGD code
- 957831
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Coordinates
- 24.79131°N, 87.88183°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
Getting there
How to reach Faridpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna290 kmcapital
- Kolkata252 km
- Delhi1142 km
- Hyderabad1275 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTildanga<1 km
- Bus stopNetaji More24 km
- Hospital / PHCFarakka Barrage Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankCentral Cooperative Bank Jangipur40 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil33 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College24 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station16 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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