About Faridabad

Faridabad 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.

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

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

Escorts Goodyear Havell Bata are some some major industrial names located here.

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.

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.

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.

You can visit through NH2 from Delhi or from south through Agra. The Highway is the main artery for the city and link to Capital and rest of India.