Faridabad is one of the 22 Districts and 6 Divisions of Haryana comes into existence as District on 15 Aug. 1979. Faridabad is established by Saint Farid Baba in 1607.
Faridabad has 3 Sub Divisions, 3 Tehsils and 3 Blocks. It has one of the Two Environment Courts of Haryana. Faridabad has lowest Area, Most Population and Population Density in Haryana.
Ranking of Faridabad in Haryana according to :
(Ranking in Decreasing Order)
Population – 1st
Area – 22nd
Literacy – 3rd
Established – 15 August 1979
Area – 741 Sq K.M
Division – Faridabad
Tehsil – Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Badkhal
Block – Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Tigaon
Sub Division – Badkhal, Faridabad, Ballabgarh
Population – 18,09,733 (2011)
Sex Ratio – 873/1000 (2011)
Density – 2442 Sq Km
Literacy – 83%
Website – https://faridabad.nic.in/
Famous Persons from Faridabad
- Sonu Nigam (Singer)
- Manish Narwal (Para Shooter)
- Singhraj Adhana (Para Shooter)
Famous Mela of Faridabad
- Kalka Mela
- Baba Udasnath Mela
Tourist Places in Faridabad
- Badkhal Lake
- Dhauj Lake
- Rani Ki chatri
- SurajKund
- Fort of Raja Nahar Singh Ballabgarh
Famous Industries
- Bata Shoe
- Rajdoot
- Escort
Education
- Lingaya’s University Village- Nacholi
- Al Falah University Village Dhauj
- YMCA University, Sector-6
- Manav Rachna University Sector-43