More About Faridabad City:
Faridabad District (now Division too) has been awarded Faridabad City by this name, which was established in AD 1707 by Sheikh Farid, the treasurer of Jahangir with the objective of protecting the highway passed through the city. Sheikh Farid built a fort, a tank and a mosque. Later it became the headquarters of a Pargana which was held in Jangir by Ballabgarh ruler. It was confiscated by the government because the ruler took part in the revolt of 1857. The site selected for Faridabad township covers the area of 18.1 square kilometers on the western side of Delhi-Mathura National Highway. The Indian government displaced the North-West Frontier province and Dera Ghazi Khan District (now in Pakistan, in 1947) for rehabilitation of the people. The control of this township was contained in the Faridabad Development Board, which was working under the authority of the Government of India through the Ministry of Rehabilitation. It was not considered desirable that the Central Government should maintain permanent attachment in the State Government and hence the township was handed over to the Punjab Government.

Location and Size:
Faridabad Division and District 28 Degrees are between 10’50’N and 28°29’04 ” latitude and 77 degrees 06’49”E and 77°33’23”Light longitude. It has a geographical area of 742.90 square kilometers. Faridabad District and Division is located on South-Eastern part of the State. Its dense shape located in the south of Delhi is made in the NCR west border of Gururgram district and eastern areas of Uttar Pradesh state. The District Palwal is located in the south.

Physiography:
The District and Division is a plain area with a perennial river Yamuna on its east, which has formed its flood plain area as a narrow belt along the Yamuna river, It is quite different from the remaining upland plain area. The former is known as Khadar, the low lying flood plain of newer alluvium. The latter, an upland plain made of older alluvium, is known as Bhangar. The Khadar is generally three to five kilometers wide and is subject to floods from the Yamuna River during the rainy season. When the flood recedes we find considerable fine silt which is easy to plough. The soil in the flood plain area retains adequate moisture. Physio-graphically we can sub-divide the district into Faridabad Undulating Plain and Yamuna Khadar Region. Faridabad Undulating Plain covers north-western parts of Faridabad and Ballabgarh tehsils. Physiography of this sub-part reveals presence of residual Offshoots of Aravalli hills. Yamuna Khadar Region extends over eastern side of the district along the Yamuna River. Its slope is towards the south.

Climate:
The District has a sub-tropical continental monsoon climate where we find seasonal rhythm, hot summer, cool winter, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature. Rainfall distribution is relatively satisfactory in relation to the western parts of Haryana and it is mainly concentrated during the summer monsoon. Some rain is experienced during the winter season in association with passing western disturbances (cyclone). Air is generally dry during greater part of the year. Dust storms mostly occur during April to June. Sometimes dense fog occurs in winter season.

Forest:
The District covers Faridabad and Ballabgarh, forest ranges headed by the Range Forest Officers. These ranges are part of Faridabad Forest Division under the charge of Deputy Conservator of Forests stationed at Faridabad (Municipal Corporation). The district falls in South Forest circle with headquarters at Gurgaon. The area under forests is classified according to ownership, viz. Private and State. Forests owned by corporate bodies and private individuals are included under private forests. The State forests are categorized as reserved, protected and unclassed. The Jand tree growing everywhere in the district is very useful. Besides other uses, lopping of the Jand tree is used as fodder for cattle during winter. Ballabgarh and Faridabad tehsils are mostly wooded in spite of large scale cutting and removal of trees. Greater part of vegetation found in reserved forests consists of Karir, Hins, Jal, Ratunj, Khair, Kikar, Dhak, Gular, Papri, and Lasura. Barana, Odora, Imli and Amaltas are also met with though not very commonly seen. Ber tree, mostly planted in Orchards for fruit is also found in the district. Shisham and Siris are confined to road sides. Bakain and Arjuna are also seen along the roads.

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