Faridpur, Uttar Pradesh
| Faridpur | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Faridpur | |
| Coordinates: 28°12′31″N 79°32′17″E / 28.20861°N 79.53806°ECoordinates: 28°12′31″N 79°32′17″E / 28.20861°N 79.53806°E | |
| 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 |
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.[1] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[2] Faridpur had a population of 69700. 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.
Education
There are some good intermediate schools by Indian town standards.
- S.V.M. Inter College
- C.A.S. Inter College
- Lala Kishore Chand Kanya Inter College (Founded by Lala Kishore Chand Dharamshala Trust. Lalaji was the nephew of Honorary Magistrate Lala Ramkumar Agrawal)
- Kisan Inter College
- S.S.K.V. Inter College
- Manas Sthali Boarding School
- Krishna Public School
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:
- Invertis University
- Future Institute of Engineering and Technology
- Future Institute of Management and Technology
- Lotus Institute of Management
- Maharaja Agrasen Mahavidyalaya
- Acme Institute of Management
- Prem Praksh Gupta Group of institutions
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faridpur
- ↑ "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.