About Faridpur
Faridpur is a town and a small nagar palika in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Faridpur is known for zari work. Faridpur was originally called Pura and is traditionally said to have been founded by a branch of the Katehria Rajputs who had been driven out from Bareilly sometime between 1657 and 1679. The name was changed to Faridpur by Sheikh Farid, governor of Bareilly in the period immediately before the Rohillas came to power .