Faridpur Durgapur
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Faridpur Durgapur ফরিদপুর দুর্গাপুর |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Faridpur Durgapur
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| Coordinates: 23°40′04.8″N 87°18′34.2″E / 23.668000°N 87.309500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Asansol |
| Assembly constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.22 sq mi (155.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 115,924 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713383 (Laudoha) 713363 (Sarpi) 713377 (Gourbazar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 0343 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 74.14 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Faridpur Durgapur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Faridpur is an old village. The area was earlier densely forested. Some ancient Buddhist sculptures were discovered in the village of Pratapur under Faridpur police station. Peterson’s Gazetteer of 1910 mentions five police stations under Asansol subdivision – Asansol, Raniganj, Kanksa, Barakar and Faridpur.
Laudoha, a constituent gram panchayat of Faridpur-Durgapur CD Block, is located at 23°40′04.8″N 87°18′34.2″E / 23.668000°N 87.309500°E.
The southern part of Faridpur Durgapur CD Block is part of the Ajay Damodar Barakar tract. This area is sort of an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It is a rocky undulating area with laterite soil, with the Ajay on the north, the Damodar on the south and the Barakar on the west. The northern part of the CD Block is part of the Kanksa Ketugram plain. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal, in the eighteenth century, led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
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