Faridabad

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Faridabad
Faridabad Location of Faridabad in Haryana and India
Coordinates	28°25′16″N 77°18′28″E / 28.4211°N 77.3078°E / 28.4211; 77.3078
Country	India
State	Haryana
District(s)	Faridabad
Population • Density	2,193,276 (2001[update]) • 1,020 /km2 (2,642 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area	2,151.00 km2 (831 sq mi)
Codes • Pincode • 12100X • Telephone • +0129 • Vehicle • HR51, HR29

Faridabad, pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: फरीदाबाद) is a city and a municipal corporation in Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is a major industrial city and population centre. The city was founded in 1607 by Shaikh Farid, treasurer of Jahangir, with the object of protecting the highway which passed through the town. He built a fort, a tank and a mosque which are now in ruins. It also had a sarai, a travelers' lodge, that served as a last stop for travelers to Delhi. Later, it became the headquarters of a pargana which was held in jagir by the Ballabgarh ruler. Faridabad became the 12th district of Haryana on 15 August 1979.

Faridabad is about 25 Kilometres south of Delhi at 28° 25' 16" North and 77° 18' 28" East. It is bounded by the National Capital Territory of Delhi on its north, Gurgaon District on the west, and Uttar Pradesh state on its east and south. Delhi-Mathura National Highway-2 (Shershah Suri Marg) passes through the centre of the district. The city has many Railway Stations on the Delhi-Mathura double track broad-gauge line of the North Central Railway.

Faridabad is now the most populated city of Haryana and it generates about 60% of the revenue of the Haryana state. 50% of the income tax collected in Haryana, is from Faridabad and Gurgaon."The Tribune". http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051228/delhi.htm. 

Faridabad is famous for henna production, while tractors, motorcycles, switch gears, refrigerators, shoes and tyres are other famous industrial products of the city. For the purposes of civil administration, Faridabad District is divided into two sub divisions, viz. - Faridabad and Ballabgarh. Each subdivision is headed by a sub-divisional officer.

Geography

Badkhal Lake

Faridabad is located at 28°26′N 77°19′E / 28.43°N 77.32°E / 28.43; 77.32^[1]. It has an average elevation of 198 metres (649 ft).

The city is located on the plains of the Yamuna river. It is bordered by the Yamuna to the east and Aravali Hills towards the west and southwest. Today, virtually all of the land has been developed with residential housing as the population of the city swelled during the mid 90s.

Much like the rest of India, the people of Faridabad rely on ground water for their basic needs which is the gift of good monsoon season.

Sports

Facilities for cricket are available in Nahar Singh Stadium which was built in 1981, the ground has a capacity to hold around 25,000 people and stands out as one of the most modern in North India having all facilities. The last ODI played here was between India and England on 31st March 2006.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Faridabad had a population of 1,054,981. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Faridabad has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Faridabad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Old Faridabad, as the northern and oldest part of the city is known, is home to people whose families might have been living in the area for centuries. The ancestry of people is mostly Jats and people from the state of Uttar Pradesh and villages in Haryana.

The western part of the city is called New Industrial Town (abbreviated as NIT). It was built after 1947 for the people who were relocating in India from Pakistan after the Partition of India. Thus most of the people here share their ancestry with modern day Pakistan's regions of Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bannu, and Kohat. The rapid growth of the city also brought immigrants to the city from other parts of the country. People from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Kerala, Delhi, Bengal. It is said that city was initially planned only for 300,000 people but the total population of the city is well over 2 million today.

District administration

• Deputy Commissioner (Brijender Singh).
• Sr. Superintendent of Police (K. K. Rao).
• Deputy Conservator of Forests.
• District & Sessions Judge (Smt. Anita Choudhary)
• HUDA Administrator (Shri Abhay Singh Yadav)

Economy

Faridabad is a massive economic engine for Haryana. Faridabad and Gurgaon generate over 50% of the income tax to the Haryana government.^[3]

Agriculture

Wheat was grown in Faridabad before but the agriculture has since moved towards the villages of Haryana as Faridabad saw a boom in the population in the early 90s. Almost all of agricultural land has been taken over by the residential housing. However, the 'Anaaj Mandi' (Grain Market) of heritage value still exists in Old Faridabad.

Central government offices

Faridabad has benefited from plans of Union Government to decongest Delhi by shifting a number of Central Government Offices to Faridabad. Many directorates of different union government ministries are headquartered in Faridabad. Prominent among them are Central Water Commission, Department of Plant Quarantine, and Central Insecticide Lab. A number of Union Government Offices for Haryana are based here such as Department of Explosives, Department of Labour, etc.

Manufacturing

Faridabad is the industrial heart of Haryana. It is home to hundreds of large scale companies like JK Tyre & Ind Ltd., Orient fans (C.K.Birla Group), JCB India Limited, GKN Driveline India Limited,Agri Machinery Group (Escorts Limited), Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd., Whirlpool, ABB Ltd., Goodyear Tyres, JBM, Knorr Bremse India Pvt. Ltd., Tata Ryerson Ltd , Hindustan Syringes (dispovan), Thomson Press, Havells, L&T, Lakhani, Tide Water Oil Co.(India) Limited, There are thousands of medium and small scale units as well.

Military

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has a logistics base in Faridabad. The resident unit is No.56 Air Storage Park as well as the Air Force Guard Dog Training Unit. The IAF Base is commanded by a Group Captain of the Logistics Branch. Formerly, a SA-2 SAM Squadron was also based in Faridabad. Although there is no army organisation in the city, there are many retired army officers settled here.

R&D facility

Faridabad has one of finest R&D facilities in Asia. Indian Oil Corporation Limited has it's only R&D center here. Indian tyre Major JK Tyres & Industries Ltd, has its global technology center in Faridabad.

Communications

Faridabad is well connected by the latest means of communications that includes GSM, WLL, Dialup internet connection, DSL internet connection, Leased line internet connection.

Govt operated fixed line/land line telephone connections privately operated, world class network of fixed line phones.

Apart from electronics means of communication, the city is well connected through the postal services as well. Government owned Indian Postal Service and privately owned postal services like First Flight, DHL, FedEx, DTDC, Blue Dart etc. can be easily accessed.

Transportation

By rail

Faridabad is on broad gauge of New Delhi- Mumbai Line. New Delhi and Hazrat Nizammudin Railway Station is about 25 km from Faridabad Station. The trains for big cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad are easily accessible from here. Local Trains runs between New Delhi to Faridabad.

There are three railway stations in the city viz. Faridabad (FDB), New Town Faridabad (FDN) and Ballabgarh (BVH). Earlier it was the last station of central railway, but now it has been taken in Northern railway. It is a very high revenue generating source for railways as thousands of people move daily in local trains to and from Delhi for education/professions.

By road

The National Highway-2 (Delhi-Mathura Road) passes through the city, and thus it is well connected to nearby states. Roadways services of Haryana (Haryana Roadways) and neighbouring states like Delhi Transport Corporation, Uttar Pardesh Transport Department, Madhya Pradesh Transport Department, etc. are easily accessible. Delhi Metro Rail is likely to cover the city by 2012 as proposed by the Government of Delhi.

By air

Faridabad is served by Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and Palam Domestic Airport, New Delhi.

Education

Colleges:

Al-Falah School of Engineering & Technology, YMCA Instt. of Engineering, Career Institute of Tech. & Management, Manav Rachna College of Engineering, Echolon Institute of Engineering, DAV Institute of Management, Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Lingaya's College,

Government Officer's Institutes/Training Centres: Cement Research Institute, National Institute of Finance Management (M/o Finance), National Academy of Central Excise, Custom & Narcotics, Power Engineers Training Institute, Central Fertilizer Quality Control & Training Institute, Regional Directorate of Apprentice & Training(RDAT), Wireless Training Centre (Cabinet Secretarite), Oriental Insurance Staff Training College Faridabad is an important educational hub of Haryana.It is home to many educational institutions and schools which have high rankers and make the top people who go to top National institutes eg IIT,IIM etc.Thus,it provides with a good result. Schools:

Ryan International School, St.Joseph's Convent School, Vidya Niketan Sen. Sec. School, Rawal International School, Aravali International School, Modern Vidya Niketan, DAV Public School, Vidya Sanskar International school, St. John's School, Delhi Public School, Carmel convent School, Modern School.

Famous people from Faridabad

• Maharani Kishori - wife of Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India; married in 1730.
• Raja Nahar Singh - Jat King of the princely state of Ballabhgarh in Faridabad (1823 – 1858)
• Sonu Nigam - Indian playback singer (born 1973)
• Richa Sharma - Indian playback singer (born 1972)
• Ajay Ratra - Indian cricketer (born 1981)

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faridabad
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
3. ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood

External links

• District Faridabad Official Web Site
• Faridabad MCF Website
• Faridabad Tourist Complexes
• Surajkund Tourist Complex
• Haryana Official Website
• NPTI Faridabad
• Satellite map of Faridabad
• Faridabad travel guide from Wikitravel

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