Faridabad
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| ?Faridabad Haryana • India |
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| 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 |
Faridabad, 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 Shaikh Farid, treasurer of Jahangir, with the object of protecting the highway which passed through the town. Shaikh Farid 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.
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[edit] Overview
Gurgaon 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. 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 tires 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.
[edit] Geography
Faridabad is located at [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.
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 and Ghusain Ka Mandir.
[edit] Sports
Adequate facilities for sports are available in Nahar Singh Stadium, which is a common One Day International venue in India.
[edit] 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.
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 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 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.
There are some other groups as well like Gujars and Mews(converted Muslims).
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.
[edit] District Administration
- Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF),
- Commissioner (M. S)
- 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.
[edit] Economy
Faridabad is a massive economic engine for Haryana. Faridabad and Gurgaon generate over 50% of the income tax to the Haryana government. [3]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 Organisation, 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] By Rail
Faridabad is on broad gauge of New Delhi- Mumbai Line. New Delhi and Hazrat Nizammudin Railway Station is about 28Km 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).
[edit] 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.
[edit] By Air
Faridabad is served by Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and Palam Domestic Airport, New Delhi.
[edit] Tourist Complex
Badkhal Lake tourist complex, Suraj Kund Tourist Complex, Aravali Golf Club, Raja Nahar Singh Palace and Dabchick are the famous tourist spots.
[edit] Education
- Further information: List of education facilities in Faridabad
[edit] Neighbours
Gurgaon, NOIDA, Mathura and New Delhi.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faridabad
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood
[edit] 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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