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?Faridabad Haryana • India
Faridabad
Coordinates: 28°25′16″N 77°18′28″E / 28.4211, 77.3078
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area	2,151.00 km² (831 sq mi)
District(s)	Faridabad
Population • Density	2,193,276 (2001) • 1,020 /km² (2,642 /sq mi)
Mayor	Ms Brahmwati Khatana
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 12100X • +0129 • HR51, HR29

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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 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 15th August, 1979. Image File history File links Faridabad. ... -1... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... Faridabad is a district in Haryana. ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... Year 1607 (MDCVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Fariduddin Ganjshakar (Farid-ul-Din Masaud Shakar Ganj) c. ... n ... A pargana is a former administrative unit of the Indian Subcontinent, used primarily, but not exclusively, by the Muslim kingdoms. ... A Jagir is a small territory granted by a ruler to an army chieftain (called a sardar in Marathi language) in recognition of his military service. ... (Redirected from 15th August) August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

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 Railway Stations on the Delhi-Mathura double track broad-gauge line of the North Central Railway. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Delhi. ... , Gurgaon   (Hindi: गुड़गांव) is the sixth largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... Indian Railways (IRY) is the state-owned railway company of India. ...

Faridabad is now the most populated city of Haryana. 50% of the income tax collected in Haryana, is from Faridabad and Gurgaon.The Tribune.

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. Badhkal Lake is situated at about 16 km from Delhi. ... suraj kund is an tourism site of haryana state. ...

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 28.43° N 77.32° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 198 metres (649 feet). 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. This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Not to be confused with the nearby Jamuna River a tributary of the Meghna River, which is sometimes confused both in older historical literature, and by translations of the local dialects. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

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.

Sports

Adequate facilities for sports are available in Nahar Singh Stadium, which is a common One Day International venue in India. The Nahar Singh Stadium (previously known as Mayur Stadium) is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Faridabad. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ...

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. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

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. , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...

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 in August 1947. Thus most of the people here share their ancestry with the people of western India (or modern day Pakistan). People here are known to have come from the Pakistani towns and cities of Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bannu, Peshawar and Kohat. This article is under construction. ...

There are some other groups as well like Gujars 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 and some from Bengal are part of the population. 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 and Ghaziabad for their livelihood.

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.

District Administration

• Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF),
• Commissioner MCF(R. K. Khullar)
• Deputy Commissioner (Brijender singh).
• Sr. Superintendent of Police (Alok MIttal).
• Deputy Conservator of Forests.
• District & Sessions Judge (Currently Sh. L. N. Mittal)
• HUDA Administrator (Sh. J. S. Ahlawat)
• 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.

A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... municipal corporation of faridabad is the first and only operating municipal corporation of haryana state. ... The Deputy Commissioner (DC) or District Magistrate (DM) or District Collector is the head of the revenue administration of an Indian district. ... A Superintendent of Police or Senior Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police is an officer belonging to the elite Indian Police Service. ... A Deputy Conservator of Forests or Divisional Forest Officer is an officer belonging to the elite Indian Forest Service. ...

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 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, 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. Yamaha Motor Company Limited (ヤマハ発動機株式会社) TYO: 7272 , a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company, was initially part of the Yamaha Corporation. ... Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the worlds leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances,with annual sales of approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. ...

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. For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ...

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. The Indian Air Force is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace. ... A Group Captains sleeve/shoulder insignia Group Captain (Gp Capt in the RAF, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former RCAF) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... An S-75 missile on camoflaged launcher An S-75 missile in elevated position An North Vietnamese S-75 site An S-75 missile in transit A Fan Song radar (left) and what looks like a Low Blow to the right The SA-2 Guideline is the NATO reporting name... Akash Missile Firing French Air Force Crotale battery Bendix Rim-8 Talos surface to air missile of the US Navy A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ...

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. For other uses, see GSM (disambiguation). ... Wireless local loop (WLL), also called radio in the loop (RITL) or fixed-radio access (FRA), is the use of wireless connection as the last mile for delivering plain old telephone service (POTS) to customers. ... In telecommunication, the term dial-up has the following meanings: Dial-up access, typically to the Internet A service feature in which a user initiates service on a previously arranged trunk or transfers, without human intervention, from an active trunk to a standby trunk. ... DSL may refer to: Damn Small Linux Dark and Shattered Lands, a MUD based loosely on Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance books. ... A leased line is a symmetric telecommunications line connecting two locations. ...

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. Indian Postal Service functioning under the brand name India Post, is a government operated postal system in India; it is generally referred to within India as the post office. The Indian Postal Service, with 154,000 post offices, is the most widely distributed post office system in the world (China... A DHL Boeing 757 at Cologne/Bonn Airport. ... Federal Express redirects here. ...

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

--Shoping Complex--

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Education

Further information: List of education facilities in Faridabad

Pal Vanshikam Educational Centre, F-265, S. G. M. Nagar, NIT Faridabad - 121001

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Neighbours

Gurgaon, NOIDA, Mathura and New Delhi. , Gurgaon   (Hindi: गुड़गांव) is the sixth largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. ... For Greater Noida see Greater Noida , NOIDA is the acronym for New Okhla Industrial Development Area that is under the management of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (also, NOIDA). ... Mathura   (Hindi: मथुरा) is a holy city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... , This article is about the capital city of India. ...

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. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
3. ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood

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External links

• District Faridabad Offical Web Site
• Faridabad Tourist Complexes
• Surajkund Tourist Complex
• Haryana Official Website
• NPTI Faridabad
• Faridabad travel guide from Wikitravel

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