Faridpur is a town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Bareilly district

Bareilly District

Bareilly district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. City of Bareilly is the district headquarters. The district consists of six tehsils. These are: Aonla, Baheri, City of Bareilly, Faridpur, Meerganj and Nawabganj. Bareilly district is a part of Bareilly Division....

  in the state of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India

India

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. In the age of British Rule Ram Kumar Agrawal was the Jameendar and collector of this town. Presently Faridpur is famous for Jari work, Sarrafa (Gold and Silver Jwellery).

Geography

Faridpur is located at 28.22°N 79.55°E. It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, 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.
1. S.V.M. Inter College
2. C.A.S. Inter College
3. Kisan Inter College
4. S.S.K.V. Inter College (Only intermediate college for girls education)
5. Manas Sthali Boarding 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 Institute of Management Studies
Invertis Institute of Engineering and Technology
Invertis Institute of Engineering and Management
Future Institute of Engineering and Technology
Future Institute of Management and Technology
Lotus Institute of Management
Maharaja Agrasen Mahavidyalaya