Faridabad

Faridabad is one of the main industrial towns of Haryana and comes under the region of Delhi NCR. The city is bound by Dilli on the north, Gurgaon on the west and the parts of Uttar Pradesh on the east and south. It is surrounded by river Yamuna in the east and the Aravalli hills in south and west regions.

The city was formed by Saikh Farid in 1607 AD with the sole purpose of protecting the highway that passed through the town. It was 15th August, 1979 when Faridabad became the 12th district of Haryana.

The district of Faridabad has been categorized into five divisions viz. Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Palwal and Hodal. Faridabad has the advantage of being in the proximity of the national capital, New Dilli. The city is rapidly growing in terms of economy, lifestyle, business, industrialization, infrastructure, real estate, education and health care.

Of late, the city has attracted tourists to the city’s famous Badkhal Lake, Aravalli Golf Club, Dabchick, Raja Nahar Singh Palace and Suraj Kund Tourist Complex.

Faridabad is very similar to the rest of India with culture and tradition depicting typical India style. People from all communities and castes live together in peace and harmony. The prominent castes in Faridabad are Jats and Gujjars along with people from Uttar Pradesh and other parts of Haryana. The growth and development in the city saw people migrating from states like Bihar, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Close proximity to Dilli gives a ‘Dilli touch’ to the city where the demography and culture is almost the same as that of Dilli.

New Faridabad is the most preferred destination for industries, IT companies, corporate bodies and government departments. New Faridabad also has the potential to develop itself as the modern city of India but it is a little behind in pace as compared to other satellite towns of the Delhi NCR. But still there are perceivable developments in the region with the growth of real estate in the city.

Economy of Faridabad has seen tremendous growth due to the establishment of major industries and infrastructural developments. Faridabad contributes to 51% of Haryana’s total revenue. Agriculture has lost its ground because most land in the region has been taken up by builders for Real Estate developers. However, Anaaj Mandi in Old Faridabad still has its own importance. Faridabad is known for Mehndi (Heena) production. Other manufacturing industries include motorcycles, refrigerators, shoes and tyres.

Manufacturing divisions of major companies like Orient Fans, Central Insecticides, Escorts limited, Yamaha Motors India Pvt. Ltd., Whirlpool and JCB India are present in Faridabad.

There are some good schools in Faridabad like:

• Ryan International School
• Delhi Public School
• St. Albans School
• Apeejay School in sector 15
• Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School in sector 14
• Faridabad
• Jiva Public School
• Modern School
• Carmel Convent School in sector 7D
• Aravali International School

Some of the good engineering colleges in Faridabad include:

• B.S.Anangpuria institute of Technology and management
• Rai Foundation Engineering College
• LINGAYA’S Institute of management & technology
• YMCA Institute of Engineering
• Manav Rachna College of Engineering
• Saheed Bhagat Singh College of Management
• DAV Institute of Management and Technology