Faridabad
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{{Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
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|longd = 77.3078
|state_name = Haryana
|district = Faridabad
|leader_title_1 = Mayor
|leader_name_1 = Ms Brahmwati Khatana
|population_as_of = 2001
|population_total = 2193276
|population_density = 1020
|area_total = 2151.00
|area_telephone = 0129
|postal_code = 12100X
|vehicle_code_range = HR51, HR29
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'''Faridabad''', {{audio|Faridabad.ogg|pronunciation}} ([[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 [[Baba 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. Later, it became the headquarters of a [[pargana]] which was held in [[jagir]] by the Ballabgarh ruler. Faridabad became the 12th district of in Haryana on [[15 August]], [[1979]].
== Overview ==
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 [[Indian Railway|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. 50% of the income tax collected in Haryana, is from Faridabad and Gurgaon.{{cite web | title= The Tribune | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051228/delhi.htm}}
Faridabad is famous for Henna Production on agriculture sector while tractors, motorcycles, switch gears, refrigerators, shoes and tyres are other famous industrial products of the city.
[[Badkhal Lake]] tourist complex, [[Suraj Kund]] Tourist Complex, Aravalli Golf Club, Raja Nahar Singh Palace and Dabchick are the famous tourist spots.
For the purposes of civil administration, Faridabad District is divided into five sub divisions, ''viz.'', Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Palwal, Hodal and Hathin. Each subdivision is headed by a sub-divisional officer.
==Geography==
Faridabad is located at {{coor d|28.43|N|77.32|E|}}<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Faridabad.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faridabad]</ref>. It has an average elevation of 198 metres (649 ft).
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The City is located on the plains of river [[Yamuna]]. It is bordered by the Yamuna to the east and Aravalli 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.
Faridabad's population is predominantly Sikh and Hindu; the city has many gurudwaras and temples. Gurudwaras include Santo Ka Gurudwara, Singh Sabha, Pothi Mala and temples Hanuman Mandir, Shiv Mandir of Sainik Colony, Ghusain Ka Mandir and Shri Banke Bihari Mandir.
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== Sports ==
Adequate facilities for sports are available in [[Nahar Singh Stadium]], which is a common [[One Day International]] venue in [[India]].
==Demographics==
As of 2001 India [[census]]<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref>, 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.
People of Faridabad share different ethnicities depending on when they or their ancestors moved to the area. 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 baniya ,Jat, Gujars 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]]. 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]].
There are some other communities like [[Gujjars]] and [[Meos]].
The rapid growth of the city also brought immigrants to the city from other parts of the country. People from [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Bihar]], [[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.
The city comes alive during the Winter Navratras, especially during the Vijay Dashami/Dusshera day when scores of Maa Durga Idols leave for the immersion. Immersion is done at Okhla Barrage at the border of Delhi-UP. In all there are about 10-12 Durga Puja's held every year in the main city, district count easily surpassing 30. The hard working community has added to the considerable growth of the city. Many of them commute to nearby [[Delhi]], [[Gurgaon]], [[Noida]], [[Ghaziabad]].
People of Faridabad are very modern owing to an industrialized economy. A reflection of the modern day lifestyle can be seen. A Recent India-Today survey showed that people here are among top ten buyers of health care and beauty products in India.
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==District Administration==
* [[Mayor]] of the [[Municipal Corporation of Faridabad]] (MCF),
* Commissioner MCF(R. K. Khullar)
* [[Deputy Commissioner (India)|Deputy Commissioner]] (Brijender Singh).
* [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Sr. Superintendent of Police]] (Shrikant Jadhav).
* [[Deputy Conservator of Forests (India)|Deputy Conservator of Forests]].
* [[District & Sessions Judge]] (Currently Sh. L. N. Mittal)
* [[HUDA]] Administrator (Brijender Singh)
* Sectoral development is looked after by the district head/officer of each development department such as PWD, Health, Mines, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers are from various Haryana state services.
== Economy ==
Faridabad is a massive economic engine for Haryana. Faridabad and Gurgaon generate over 50% of the income tax to the Haryana government. <ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051228/delhi.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
=== 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 Commision, 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 [[Orient fans]] ([[C.K.Birla Group]]), [[JCB India Limited]], [[Nirigemes]], [[Agri Machinery Group]] ([[Escorts Limited]]), [[Yamaha Motor]] India Pvt. Ltd., [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]], ABB Ltd., Goodyear Tyres, Knorr Bremse India Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad. There are thousands of medium and small scale units as well, like Amrit Enterprises, McAma Industries.
=== Financial ===
Faridabad contributes 51 percent of the income of [[Haryana]]. This engineering cluster city is now to get the software park which is known as [[Haryana Technology Park]].
== 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]] [[Surface-to-air missile|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 its R&D centre located at sector 13 Faridabad and leads in petroleum Research. The center was founded on 10th March, 1972 and now employs around 500 scientists and technical staff. The division is critical contributor in fulfilling India's Defence Requirements.
== 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 [[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 30Km 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) .
=== 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 2010 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.
==Tourist Complex==
Badkhal Lake tourist complex,
Suraj Kund Tourist Complex,
Aravali Golf Club,
Raja Nahar Singh Palace,
Dabchick,
Town Park sector-12,
Leisure Valley
== Education ==
{{See|List of education facilities in Faridabad}}
Schools:
Modern Vidya Niketan,
Apeejay Sr. Sec. School,
Carmel Convent School,
Central School No. 1,
Central School,
DAV Public School,
DAV Public School,
DAV Public School,
DAV Public School,
Delhi Public School,
Eicher School,
Govt. Girl's School,
Geeta Convent School,
Geeta Bal Niketan,
Homerton Grammar Pub. School,
Jiva Public School,
K.L.Mehta Dayanand Pub. School,
Modern School,
Pal Vanshikam Educational Centre,
Rawal Public School,
St Albans School,
St. John's School,
St. Anthony School,
St. Joseph's School,
Sh.S.D.Sr.Sec.School,
Udai Bharati Public School,
Vidhya Niketan,
Vardhman School,
Vidhya Niketan
Colleges:
Aggarwal College,
D.A.V. College,
Govt. College,
K.L.M Dayanand College for Women,
Sarswati Mahila College
Institutes:
B.S.Anangpuria Inst. of Tech & Mgt
Food Craft Institute,
I.T.I.,
DAV Institute of Management,
Govt. Ploytechnic,
Govt. Polytechnic for Women,
Career Institute of Tech. & Management,
YMCA Instt.of Engineering,
CITM,
MRCE
Lingya's Inst of Tech & Mgt
Al-Falah School of Engg & Tech.
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
== Neighbours ==
[[Gurgaon]], [[New Okhla Industrial Development Authority|NOIDA]], [[Mathura]] and [[New Delhi]].
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://faridabad.nic.in/ District Faridabad Offical Web Site]
*[http://web1.hry.nic.in/gish/TOURIST/fartour.htm Faridabad Tourist Complexes]
*[http://web1.hry.nic.in/gish/TOURIST/suraj.htm Surajkund Tourist Complex]
*[http://haryana.gov.in/ Haryana Official Website]
*[http://www.npti.nic.in/mainpage.html NPTI Faridabad]
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