Faridpur is a town and a small Nagar Palika and tehsil in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

The name was changed to Faridpur by Sheikh Farid, governor of Bareilly in the period immediately before the Rohillas came to power.

[1] In the age of British rule '''Lala Ram Kumar Agarwal''' was the Jameendar, Collector and Honorary Magistrate of this town.

It consisted of two distinct parts, Bharatpur and Sarai Qasba, which were counted as separate mauzas for administrative purposes.

There were also several Hindu temples, one of which held a small fair in honor of Devi once a month, while larger gatherings happened annually on Dusahra.