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- LGD code
- 534588
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population
- 637
- Households
- 161
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Sex ratio
- 913 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 439
- Distance to district centre
- 99 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 55 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 679 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 369 km
- Nearest railway station
- Umred · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Samudrapur · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Faridpur compares
By population, Faridpur ranks #53 of 222 villages in Samudrapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.7%
−4.4% vs mandal average
- Faridpur
- 69.7%
- Samudrapur mandal
- 74.1%
- Wardha district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−19 vs mandal average
- Faridpur
- 913
- Samudrapur mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Faridpur
- 4.0
- Samudrapur mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Faridpur at a glance
Faridpur is a village of 637 people in 161 households (Census 2011) in Samudrapur taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 53rd-largest of 222 villages in Samudrapur taluka. Literacy is 70%, 4 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 99 km from the Wardha district centre, 26 km from Bhisi, the nearest town, 30 km from Umred railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442301, served by Hinganghat post office; the LGD village code is 534588. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Samudrapur, 19 km away. The village votes in Deoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane. The population is estimated at 751 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HINGANGHAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 644.46
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 414.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 49.35
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
- 534588
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 637
- Population (projected 2026)
- 751
- Households
- 161
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 913
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Coordinates
- 20.64337°N, 79.14987°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Deoli
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane
- Block / Mandal
- Samudrapur
Getting there
How to reach Faridpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai679 kmcapital
- Hyderabad369 km
- Chennai849 km
- Bengaluru869 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUmred30 km
- Bus stopJamb23 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Samudrapur19 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil23 km
- CollegeGovernment Industrial Training Institute35 km
- Police stationUmred Police Station29 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)