Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 23
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 242 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 198 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Challenges
of the district : Our research with local communities
There are very few children going to school. People
live in poverty. They cannot afford to pay the school fee. Teachers
do not take keen interest in teaching the children. Children hardly
learn anything. These reasons force children to drop out at an early
age.
Unemployment is a grave issue. Youth have taken solace in committing
petty crimes. The crime rates have increased.
Brief About Faridabad District
ORIGIN & DEVELOPMENT
Faridabad was founded in A.D. 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 in runins. Later, it becomes the
headquaters of a pargana which was held in jagir by the Ballabgarh
ruler. The District Faridabad came on the map of Haryana on 15th
August, 1979 as the 12th District of the state. The new District
was carved out from erstwhile Gurgoan District.
LOCATION & BOUNDRIES
Faridabad is about 25 Kilometers from Delhi
in 28o 25' 16" North Latitude and 77o 18'
28" East Longitude.It is bounded by Union Territory of Delhi (National
Capital) on its north, Gurgaon District on the west and State
of Utter Pradesh on its east & south. The river Yamuna seprate
the District Bundary on easteren side with UP State. Delhi-Mathura
National Highway No.2 (Shershah Suri Marg) passes through centre
of District. It has a railway station on the Delhi-Mathura double
track broad-gauge line of the Central Railway.
AREA
& POPULATION
The district having an area of
2151.00 K.m. District having a share of 4.86% of the total state
land accommodates a population of 21,93,276 (2001 Population census
figures) 10.40 percent of the state population. Only 55 Sq. Km.
is area under forest, which is about 2.61% of the total grographical
area of the District. The district has almost flat plains. The
river Yamuna flow on its entire eastern boundary. Its density
according to 2001 population census is 1020 persons per Sq. km.
against 372 in the state. It is the most densely populated district
in the state.
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
Faridabad comes under the Gurgaon Division of
Haryana. Haryana is divided in four Divisions. Each Division is
headed by Divisional commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner is
the administrative head of District. The Faridabad is divided
into five Sub Divisions and each Sub Division is headed by Sub
Divisional Magistrate (SDM).The district has 6 Community Development
Blocks located in 5 tehsils. It has 474 villages of which 25 are
uninhabited and 40 villages have been urbanised.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Faridabad has well connected network of road
and Electricity. All the villages of the District are connected
by metalled roads as well as all villages having electricity since
1970. Faridabad is well connected with other parts of the
country by Rail and Road. The broad gauge railway line of Central
Railways passes through the District and most of the trains going
to South and West of India passes through the District.
Also Delhi-Mathura-Agra road NH-2 passes through the middle of
the District and Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Palwal & Hodal are
the mains towns of the District on the National Highway. District
has six telephone exchanges and about 126 post offices.
INDUSTRY
There are now about 15,000 small, medium and
large industries in this complex providing direct and indirect
employment to nearly half a million people and ranks 9th largest
industrial estate in Asia.The combined turnover is estimated to
be about Rs. 1500 billion. Many international/ multinational companies
like Whirlpool, Goodyear, Larsen & Toubro, Asia Brown Boveri,
GKN Invel, Woodward Governer, Castrol besides Escorts, Eicher,
Cutler Hammer, Hyderabad Asbestos, Nuchem are operating in this
belt.
FARIDABAD AT A GLANCE
District Faridabad after
being carved out from erstwhile Gurgaon district came on the map
of Haryana on 15th August, 1979district.
For a long time it has been felt that all the
information relating to this district regarding population, area,
livestock, industries, labour statistics and the developmental
activities should be kept in a small booklet so that any body
may be able to know about the district alongwith the comparative
position of the district in the state. This booklet contains statistics
of Haryana alongwith comparative statistics of Faridabad district
with respect to other districts in the state and which district
is leading in the state alongwith what its highest position.
This booklet is prepared from the Statistical
Abstract of Haryana, 2000-01 issued by the Economic & Statistical
Organisation, Planning Department Haryana.
This is an attempt to fulfill the needs of information
gap regarding the district Faridabad.
Compiled by: District Statistical Officer, Faridabad
