Local businesses in Faridabad
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 1
- Design Parichay
- Government offices: 8
- Additional Collector Customs & Central Excise; Income Tax Dept; Marketing & Inspection Directorate Government of India
- Colleges and universities: 5
- Manav Rachna; Shaheed Bhagat Singh Post graduate Institute of Mangaement; DAV Centenary College; National Institute of Financial Management
- Banks: 4
- Kotak Mahindra Bank; ICICI Bank
- Hospitals: 62
- Asian Institute of Medical Sciences; Salona's Dental Care; Shivmani Hospital; Aar Pee Hospital; Brighton Kavita Hospital; Abhinav Hospital; Ahuja Hospital and Maternity Home; Anuj Hospital; Badshah Khan Hospital; Chandrawati Child and Maternity Hospital
Faridabad facts
- District
- Faridabad district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 14,04,653
- Area
- about 742.9 sq km, about 198 m above sea level
- People
- 874 females per 1,000 males; 83.83% literacy
- PIN codes
- 121002 (Faridabad Sector 18), 121001 (Faridabad NIT), 121007 (Faridabad Sector 15), 121005 (Faridabad Sector 22)
- Places nearby
- Badkhal Lake (lake, 3 km), Nahar Singh Stadium (cricket stadium, 4 km), Palla barrage (dam, 6 km), Anangpur Dam (dam, 7 km)
- History
- Faridabad was founded in 1607 by Sheikh Farid, treasurer to the Mughal emperor Jahangir, to protect the Grand Trunk Road between Delhi and Agra. It became a separate district in 1979.
- Local economy
- Faridabad is the largest exporter of henna in India and is growing as a technology and start-up hub in Haryana. It was chosen under the Smart Cities Mission.
- Geography
- Faridabad has a hot semi-arid climate, with a hot pre-monsoon season from late March to mid-July.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.