FARID PUR

About Farid pur

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). Faridpur is located at 28.208611N 79.538056E.[1] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet). Pitambarpur is the only sub railway station of Faridpur. 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. C.A.S. Inter College(FOUNDED BY Lala Changaamal ji in 1922)(the college of toppers, every year percentage of high school & intermidiate is about 89 to 97) S.V.M. Inter College Lala Kishore Chand Kanya Inter College Kisan Inter College S.S.K.V. Inter College Manas Sthali Boarding School Krishna Public School Champa Devi Adarsh Vidya Niketan Vidya wati ram charan publlic vidya mandir Ram kumar mishra memorial Inter college Changaamal Montessory school(Branch of C.A.S inter college) 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.