Faridabad, Haryana
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Faridabad is the most populous
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in the
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n state of
Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
and a part of Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital
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. The river
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forms the eastern district boundary with Uttar Pradesh. The
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included it in the second list of
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on 24 May 2016. Faridabad has been described as the eighth fastest growing city in the world and the third in
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by the City Mayors Foundation survey. As per the 2001 Delhi Regional Plan, Faridabad is part of the Delhi Metropolitan Area (DMA). 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 Neharpar also known as Greater Faridabad refers to newly developed Sectors 66 to 89 in Faridabad, Haryana, India. Sector 66 to 74 are Industrial Sectors whereas Sector 75 to 89 are Residential Sectors. This area is being developed new, and henc ...
. 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. Faridabad is a major industrial hub of Haryana. 50% of the income tax collected in Haryana is from Faridabad and Gurgaon. Faridabad is famous for
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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
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as the world's second most polluted city. In 2020, Faridabad ranked 10th in the Swachh Survekshan Survey's top ten dirtiest cities in India in 2020. Faridabad has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under
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's flagship
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by Ministry of Urban Development.


History

The city was founded in 1607 by Sheikh Farīd, treasurer to the
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emperor
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, to protect the Grand Trunk Road between
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and
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, and lies in the cultural region of
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. A project for Pakistani refugee resettlement and light industrial development was initiated in the city in 1950. In Independent India, Faridabad was initially a part of
Gurgaon district Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern dist ...
which was later made an independent district on 15 August 1979. Nearby Tilpat (then "Tilprastha") was one of the five villages demanded by Pandavas to avert a disastrous war.


Geography


Climate

Faridabad has a borderline
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( Köppen ''BSh'') just short of a dry-winter
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(''Cwa''). The city features the three typical Indian seasons - The "hot" or pre-monsoon season lasts from late March to late June and is typified by sweltering and arid conditions that begin very dry but latterly turn humid. The "wet" or
monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...
season is sweltering and often dangerously humid with frequent but erratic heavy rainfall. Following the retreat of the monsoon is the "cool" or winter season with warm and sunny weather producing by far the most comfortable conditions.


Demographics

As per 2011 census, Faridabad had a population of 1,414,050 out of which there were 754,542 males and 659,508 females. The literacy rate was 83.83 per cent. The local languages are Brajbhasha and Haryanvi.


Administration

There are six key administrators of Faridabad. Faridabad, Palwal, and Nuh district jointly fall under
Faridabad division Faridabad Division is one of the six divisions of Haryana state of India. It comprises the districts of Faridabad, Palwal and Nuh.Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
. A Division is headed by a Divisional Commissioner. Faridabad has a judiciary system headquartered at District Court in Sector 12 which came into existence on 8 December 1980 with Shri A.P. Chaudhary as first District & Sessions Judge, Faridabad. The District Court has its
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with more than 2000 lawyers as its members


Economy

The Faridabad Small Industries Association claims that Faridabad and Gurgaon districts account for almost 56% of the income tax collected in Haryana. Faridabad has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship
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. It has started growing as another technology hub in Haryana nurturing startups and innovation. Faridabad is the largest exporter of
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(Mehandi) in India. According to the Faridabad Henna Manufacturing Association, the sale of henna from Faridabad is worth an estimated – annually. Many directorates of different union government ministries are headquartered in Faridabad including Central Ground Water Board, Department of Plant Quarantine and Central Insecticide Lab, and Union Government Offices from Haryana including the Commissioner of Central Excise within Department of Revenue, Government of India, Department of Explosives, and Department of Labour. Institute such as National Council for Cement and Building Materials, a research and development institute under the ministry of commerce, and industry has its head office in Faridabad. The Apex Central Training Institute of the Department of Revenue, Government of India, National Academy of Customs Excise & Narcotics is located at Sector 29. The
National Power Training Institute National Power Training Institute (NPTI), is a government training institution under Ministry of Power, Government of India with its Corporate Office at Faridabad. NPTI had been providing its dedicated service for more than five decades. His ...
, an autonomous body under Ministry of Power,
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has a corporate office in Faridabad. The city also hosts the National Institute of Financial Management, which serves as training academy for accounting and financial services. Also headquartered here is
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which is a Central PSU under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, and the largest Hydro-power Company in India. An office of Geological Survey of India is also located in the NIT-5 area of the city. Faridabad is the industrial capital of Haryana. As of 2013, out of a total of 11,665 registered working factories in Haryana, 2,499 were in Faridabad which was followed by Gurgaon with 2,116 factories. According to a study, the growth of Faridabad has been declining in the last 2 decades, the share of Faridabad in investment is less than 1% and 93% of investment is in the paper industry. The industrial contribution of Faridabad to Haryana's revenue was declined from 29% to 22% in 2012–13. Faridabad is home to large-scale companies like Escorts Limited, India
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Ltd. and Beebay Kidswear Eyewear e-tailer
Lenskart Lenskart is an Indian multinational optical prescription eyewear retail chain, based in Faridabad. Lenskart had 900+ stores in over 46 cities in India. Its manufacturing facility in New Delhi manufactures 3 lakh glasses a month. Lenskart is ...
and healthcare startup
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have their headquarters in Faridabad. More than 5,000 units of auto parts producers are based in Faridabad. Lakhani Armaan Group has set up manufacturing facilities at Faridabad (Haryana).


Transportation and connectivity


Rail

Faridabad is on the broad gauge of the New Delhi – Mumbai Line. New Delhi and Hazrat Nizammudin Railway Station is about 25 km away from Old Faridabad railway station. The trains for big cities like
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,
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,
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are easily accessible from here. Local trains runs between
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to Faridabad.


Metro

Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh, in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of 10 colour-cod ...
Violet Line connects Faridabad with
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
. The extension of Violet Line to Faridabad was inaugurated by
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on 6 Sepetmeber 2015. There are 9 metro stations in Faridabad corridor of Delhi Metro which are all elevated. Metro has been recently elongated to
Ballabhgarh Ballabgarh, is a large town, nearby Faridabad city and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana, India, and is part of the National Capital Region.Sant Surdas Sihi and Raja Nahar Singh
Ballabhgarh Ballabgarh, is a large town, nearby Faridabad city and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana, India, and is part of the National Capital Region.Sarai, NHPC Chowk, Mewala Maharajpur, Sector 28, Badkhal Mor, Old Faridabad, Neelam Chowk Ajronda, Bata Chowk, Escorts Mujesar, Sant Surdas (Sihi) and Raja Nahar Singh.


Road

Faridabad is well connected with
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through
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(Badarpur Flyover). It is also connected to cities of Gurugram through Faridabad Gurugram Road (SH137) and
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of
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.


Airways

Faridabad is served by
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in New Delhi, which is around 35 km from Faridabad. The airport is the busiest airport in India and provides domestic and international air connectivity.


Education


Higher education

There are numerous educational institutions in Faridabad that offer higher education courses. These colleges provide courses in different field like science, medicine, arts, commerce, engineering, MCA, etc. Some of the colleges that offer graduate and undergraduate courses include: *
Al-Falah University Al-Falah University (AFU) is a private university located in Faridabad, Haryana, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous ...
(AFU) * ESIC Medical College *
Institute of Hotel Management, Faridabad Institute of Hotel Management, Faridabad, Haryana, generally known as IHM Faridabad, is a Registered Society under Ministry of Tourism , Government of India and Department of Tourism, Government of Haryana. IHM Faridabad is situated at Badkhal L ...
*
J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, formerly YMCA University of Science and Technology (YMCA UST) and YMCA Institute of Engineering (YMCAIE), is a state public university located in Faridabad, in the state of Haryana, India ...
*
Lingaya's University Lingaya's Vidyapeeth is a private Deemed university, deemed-to-be university located in Faridabad, Haryana, India. It was established in 1990, as Lingaya's Institute of Management and Technology. History It was established in 1998, as Lingaya ...
*
Manav Rachna International University Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), formerly Manav Rachna International University (MRIU), is a private university located in Faridabad, Mohali and many more places in India. Accreditation Manav Rachna Inter ...
*
National Power Training Institute National Power Training Institute (NPTI), is a government training institution under Ministry of Power, Government of India with its Corporate Office at Faridabad. NPTI had been providing its dedicated service for more than five decades. His ...
*
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(RCB) * Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)


Healthcare

There are many private and government hospitals in Faridabad. The city also has one Government Medical College Hospital named Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Faridabad. The city had another private medical college Gold field medical college situated in Village Chainsa, Ballabgarh which got defunct in 2016 due to financial constraints and later bought by Haryana government and planned to restart in 2020 by the name of "Atal Bihari Vajpayee government medical College". Other hospitals include: *
Asian Institute of Medical Sciences Asian Institute of Medical Sciences is a tertiary care hospital and institute located in Faridabad, India. It was established in 2010 and is accredited by NABH and NABL. The hospital was founded by Padmashri awardee Dr. Narendra Kumar Pandey ...
* ESIC Medical College * Fortis Escorts Hospital * Metro Heart Institute Hospital * QRG Central Hospital & Research Centre * Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre * RG Stone Urology & Laparoscopy Hospital * IBS Ashwani Hospital * Park Hospital * Badshah Khan Hospital popularly known as BK Hospital * QRG Health City


Sports


Cricket

The
Nahar Singh Stadium The Nahar Singh Stadium previously known as Mayur Stadium is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Faridabad. The last official match played here was an ODI between India and England on 31 March 2006. In 2017, stadium hosted a match betwe ...
, which has approximately 25,000 seats, has hosted 8 international cricket matches and a league cricket match between
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and Bhojpuri Dabbang of
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. However, owing to the poor condition of the grounds, international competitions have not been held there since 2017. In 2019, a $10.15 million (115 Crore) Haryana government project began to renovate the stadium and grounds. International matches are expected to resume in the facility by the early 2020.


Tourism


Badkhal Lake

Badkhal Lake was located in Badkhal village, 8 km from Delhi Border. The lake fringed by Aravalli hills was a man-made embankment which has now dried up. The lake complex, spread over 40 acres, had come up in 1969. In June 2015, Haryana government decided to revive the Badkhal lake here to once again attract tourists.


Surajkund Tourist Complex and International Crafts Fair

Situated at a distance of around 8 km from South Delhi. It is a 10th-century water reservoir which believed to be built by Tomar king Surajpal. Place is known for its annual fair "Surajkund International Crafts Mela". 2015 edition of fair was visited by 1.2 million visitors including 160,000 foreigners with more than 20 countries participating in fair. The Suraj Kund Lake. D2i.in. Retrieved on 2012-01-10. here is surrounded by rock cut steps. 2016 edition of Surajkund International Crafts Mela was the 30th edition and People's Republic of China will be participating in the fair. Participation of the China will be the part of agreement signed between India and China in 2014 to celebrate year 2016 as "Year of China in India". In 2021, the international crafts fair or Surajkund Mela, as it commonly called scheduled from 1 to 15 February was cancelled for the first time in 34 years amid COVID-19 fears.


Anangpur Dam

The Anagpur Dam is located close to the Anagpur village (also called Arangpur) in Faridabad district, about away from Surajkund. This unique Indian hydraulic engineering structure was built during the reign of King
Anangpal Anangpal II, popularly known as Anangpal Tomar, was a ruler from the Tomar Rajput dyansty. He is known to have established and populated Delhi in the 11th century. He is often confused with Anangpal I, the founder of Tomar Dynasty of Delhi, w ...
of the
Tomar dynasty The Tomara dynasty (also called Tomar in modern vernaculars because of schwa deletion) dynasty ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana in India during 8th-12th century. Their rule over this region is attested to by multiple inscription ...
in the 8th century. It is approachable by road from
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from the Delhi –
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road. The ruins of the fortifications found in Anangpur village establish by an inference that it was built by Anangpal as part of the
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that was developed as the first city of Delhi in the 8th century.


Raja Nahar Singh Palace

Raja Nahar Singh palace is located in
Ballabhgarh Ballabgarh, is a large town, nearby Faridabad city and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana, India, and is part of the National Capital Region.Haryana Tourism manages the palace as heritage property.It is owned by the tewatia family, the inheritors. The palace is now a motel-cum-restaurant.


Baba Farid's Tomb

The tomb is located in old Faridabad. Baba Farid was a popular Sufi Sant. The tomb contains 2 gigantic doors and the graves of Baba Farid and his so


Prehistoric stone age site

Archaeologists discovered cave paintings and tools from the
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period in the
Mangar Bani Mangar Bani, a paleolithic archaeological site and sacred grove hill forest next to the Mangar village on Delhi-Haryana border, is in the South Delhi Ridge of Aravalli mountain range in Faridabad tehsil of Faridabad district in the Indian sta ...
hill forest, which is on the outskirts of Faridabad. The
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s are estimated to be one lac years old. These are believed to be the largest in the
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and possibly the world's oldest.


Recreation

Faridabad and various shopping malls including SRS Mall in Sector 12, Crown Interiors Mall in Sector 37, Crown Plaza in Sector 15 A, Parasnath Mall along with several others. The city has a good network of parks in each sector with some of the major parks like Town Park in Sector 12 which also accommodates one of the Largest
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. Omaxe World Street is the recent addition to the malls of
Greater faridabad Neharpar also known as Greater Faridabad refers to newly developed Sectors 66 to 89 in Faridabad, Haryana, India. Sector 66 to 74 are Industrial Sectors whereas Sector 75 to 89 are Residential Sectors. This area is being developed new, and henc ...
.


Religious sites

* ISKCON Faridabad Sri Sri Rādhā Govind Dhām. * Shri Maharani Vaishno Devi Mandir, Tikona Park. * Shri Salasar Balaji Evam Khatu Shyam Mandir, Main Mathura Road, Ballabhgarh * Shri 1008 Parshvanath Digambar Jain Mandir, Sector 16 * Jharna Mandir, Mohabbtabad * Nagashri Temple, Sihi * Ratan Nath Mandir * Shiv Mandir, Sainik Colony * Shri Triveni Hanuman Mandir at Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway * Parson Temple near Badhkal Lake * Jagannath Temple, Sector 15A * Hari Parwat Mandir, Anangpur


Utilities

Faridabad has been selected as one of the 100 Smart Cities in India. A live talk show on making Faridabad 'a smart city' was organised at Municipal Corporation's Auditorium.
Haryana Power Generation Corporation Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) ( hi, हरियाणा विद्युत उत्पादन निगम लिमिटेड) is the electricity generating company of the Government of Haryana in India. It has ...
Ltd (HPGCL) is setting up a solar power plant at the site of a defunct thermal power plant in Faridabad. The power generator plans to set up the plant over 151.78 acres near Bata Chowk in the district that generated coal based energy in the past.


Environment

A petition was filed with
National Green Tribunal The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables the creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues. It draws inspiration from India's ...
(NGT) for protection of Aravalli from Faridabad waste disposal.


Politics of Faridabad

The Lok Sabha MP from Faridabad is
Krishan Pal Gurjar Krishan Pal Gurjar (born 4 February 1957) is an Indian politician and is the present Minister of State of Power and Heavy Industries. As a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, he represents the Faridabad constituency in the state of Haryana. ...
, who was elected in May 2019. The MLA is
Narender Gupta Narender Gupta is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Faridabad in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) ...
, who was elected in October 2019.


Notable people

* Ram Chander Bainda – politician *
Avtar Singh Bhadana Avtar Singh Bhadana (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from Faridabad in Haryana. He is a former Minister in Haryana, former MP and former MLA of Uttar Pradesh representing the Meerapur Assembly constituency as a member of Bharat ...
, politician *
Rahul Dalal Rahul Dalal (born 2 February 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Arunachal Pradesh. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, with 1,340 runs in nine matches, and the only batsman to score more than 1,000 runs in the to ...
, b 1992 – cricketer. *
Krishan Pal Gurjar Krishan Pal Gurjar (born 4 February 1957) is an Indian politician and is the present Minister of State of Power and Heavy Industries. As a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, he represents the Faridabad constituency in the state of Haryana. ...
, politician *
Himani Kapoor Himani Kapoor is an Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. She also hosted a show with Karan Oberoi on Zee TV called "Antakshari". She also competed in Star Plus's Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar. She gained wider recognition ...
, b 1988 – singer *
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– YouTube content creator under the name CarryMinati *
Lalit Nagar Lalit Nagar is former member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with wi ...
- politician - MLA from Tigaon constituency *
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– industrialist * Sonu Nigam, b 1973 – playback singer *
Ajay Ratra Ajay Ratra (born 13 December 1981) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He made his ODI debut on Jan 19, 2002 against England. Ratra was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Aca ...
, b 1981 – former international cricketer *
Mahesh Rawat Mahesh Rawat (born 25 October 1985) is an Indian cricketer who is also the captain of Railways cricket team, Indian Railways cricket team. He played with Rajasthan Royals and was part of the Pune Warriors India team in the Indian Premier League. ...
, b 1985 – cricketer *
Anisa Sayyed Anisa Sayyed (born 22 September 1980) is an Indian female pistol shooter who won two gold medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also won a gold medal at the SAF games in 2006. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won a silver in the 25m event. ...
– shooter * Richa Sharma, b 1980 – playback and devotional singer *
Mahender Pratap Singh Mahender Pratap Singh (born 28 February 1945) is an Indian politician and member of Indian National Congress. Born in a small village (Nawada Koh.) of Faridabad (Haryana), Singh is a graduate of Nehru college. He was elected twice as a Cabine ...
– Indian politician *
Rahul Tewatia Rahul Tewatia (born 20 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Haryana in the domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League (IPL). He is an all-rounder who bats left handed and bowls right-arm leg spin. He received his maid ...
– cricketer - Haryana -
Gujarat Titans Gujarat Titans is a franchise cricket team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The Titans compete in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2021, Gujarat Titans' home ground is Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera. The franchise is owned by CVC ...


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Gurgaon Gurgaon (pronunciation: ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
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Noida Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) o ...


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District Faridabad Official Web Site

Municipal Corporation of Faridabad Official Website
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