Faridabad (District)
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| State | Haryana |
| Division : | Gurgaon |
| Administrative headquarters : | Faridabad |
| Area : | 742.9 km² |
| Residents : | 1,809,733 (2011) |
| Population density : | 717 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | http://faridabad.nic.in |
The Faridabad district ( Hindi :; फरीदाबाद जिला Punjabi : ਫਰੀਦਾਬਾਦ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ; Urdu : فرید آباد ضلع) is located in the northern Indian state of Haryana .
The district is located in the southeast of Haryana, immediately south of the federal capital New Delhi . The district lies in the north Indian plain. The Yamuna forms the eastern district boundary. Its area is 742.9 km². The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Faridabad .
Faridabad District was formed on August 15, 1979 from parts of Gurgaon District .
population
In the 2011 census, the population was 1,809,733. 10 years earlier it was 1,365,465. That is an increase of 32.5%. Almost 80% of the district is urbanized . The gender ratio was 873 women per 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 81.70% (88.61% for men and 73.84% for women). 87.77% of the population were followers of Hinduism , 8.93% were Muslims , and 1.91% were Sikhs .
Administrative division
The district is divided into 2 tehsils:
The city of Faridabad is a municipal corporation . There are no cities with municipal council or committee status in the district.
