Faridabad

For other uses, see Faridabad (disambiguation).

Faridabad
Metropolitan City
From top, left to right: Vatika Mindscapes, NHPC Corporate Office, Crown Plaza of Faridabad, Lake near Surajkund, Larsen & Toubro Corporate Office
Faridabad
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Faridabad
Coordinates: 28°25′16″N 77°18′28″E / 28.4211°N 77.3078°E / 28.4211; 77.3078
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictFaridabad
Metropolitan AreaNational Capital Region
Established1607
Founded byShaikh Farid Bukhari
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyFaridabad Municipal Corporation[1]
 • MayorSuman Bala
 • Senior Deputy MayorDevender Chaudhary
 • Municipal CommissionerA. Mona Sreenivas, IAS[2]
 • Planning agencyFaridabad Metropolitan Development Authority
Area
[3]
 • Total189.9 km2 (73.3 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,414,050
 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
DemonymFaridabadi/Fbd-ians
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[4]
 • Additional officialEnglish[4] and Punjabi[5]
 • RegionalHaryanvi[6]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
121001[7]
Telephone code0129
Vehicle registrationHR-51 (Faridabad city)
HR-29 (Ballabhgarh)
HR-38 (Commercial)
HR-87 (Badkhal)
HDI (2017)Increase 0.696[8] ( medium)
WebsiteFaridabad Municipal Corporation

Faridabad (Hindi: [fəɾiːdɑːbɑːd]) is the most populous city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region.[9] It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital, Chandigarh. The river Yamuna forms the eastern district boundary with Uttar Pradesh. The Government of India included it in the second list of Smart Cities Mission on 24 May 2016.[10] As per the 2021 Delhi Regional Plan, Faridabad is a part of the Central National Capital Region or Delhi metropolitan area.[11]

The newly developed residential and industrial part of Faridabad (Sec. 66 to 89) between the Agra Canal and the Yamuna River is commonly referred to as Greater Faridabad (also known as Neharpar). The area is being developed as a self-sustained sub-city with wide roads, tall buildings, malls, educational institutions, and health and commercial centers. Sectors 66 to 74 are Industrial Sectors, while Sectors 75 to 89 are Residential Sectors.[12]

Faridabad is a major industrial hub of Haryana.[9] 50% of the income tax collected in Haryana is from Faridabad and Gurgaon.[13] Faridabad is famous for henna production from the agricultural sector, while tractors, motorcycles, switch gears, refrigerators, shoes, tyres and garments constitute its primary industrial products.

In 2018, Faridabad was considered by the World Health Organization as the world's second most polluted city.[14] Faridabad ranked 10th in the Swachh Survekshan Survey's top ten dirtiest cities in India in 2020.[15]

Faridabad has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Government of India's flagship Smart Cities Mission by Ministry of Urban Development.

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  7. ^ "Faridabad Pin code". pin-code.net. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Government of Haryana– District Database" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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  10. ^ "Lucknow, Warangal...2nd List of Smart Cities Is Out: 10 Facts". Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Evaluation Study of DMA Towns in National Capital Region" (PDF). Town and Country Planning Organisation. Ministry of Urban Development. September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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  13. ^ "The Tribune". 28 December 2005. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  14. ^ Dasgupta, Neha (16 May 2018). "With world's worst air, Indian city struggles to track pollution". Yahoo News. United States. Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
    "Indian city struggles with 'world's worst air'". The Washington Post. United States. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  15. ^ "top ten cleanest and dirtiest cities in India in 2020". GQIndia. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.