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About Faridabad District

Faridabad is a district in Haryana , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Faridabad was 1,809,733 with a growth rate of 32.54%. Faridabad covers 741 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Faridabad's population is 873 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 843 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Faridabad, Urban/Rural population of Faridabad, Literacy data of Faridabad and Religion wise data of Faridabad. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Faridabad,Haryana, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Faridabad

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,809,733 Growth (%) 32.54
Male Population 966,110 Sex Ratio 873
Female Population 843,623 Child Sex Ratio 843
Area ( In Km. Square ) 741

Faridabad has a total population of 1,809,733 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 966,110 while the female population 843,623. The state area is 741 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Faridabad has sex ratio of 873 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 843 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Faridabad

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 1,438,855 Rural Population 370,878
Urban Population (%) 79.51 Rural Population (%) 20.49
Urban male Population 768,007 Rural Male Population 198,103
Urban Female Population 670,848 Rural Female Population 172,775
Urban Sex Ratio 873 Rural Sex Ratio 872

Faridabad urban population is 1,438,855 (79.51% of the total), while the rural population is 370,878 (20.49% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 32.54% overall.

Among the urban population 768,007 are males, and 670,848 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 873 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 198,103 are males and 172,775 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 872 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Faridabad

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,272,739 Literacy (%) 81.70
Male Literate 734,940 Male Literacy (%) 88.61
Female Literate 537,799 Female Literacy (%) 73.84
Urban Literate 1,045,717 Rural Literate 227,022
Urban Male Literates 595,223 Urban Male Literacy (%) 89.59
Rural Male Literates 139,717 Rural Male Literacy (%) 84.66
Urban Female Literates 450,494 Urban Female Literacy (%) 77.25
Rural Female Literates 87,305 Rural Female Literacy (%) 60.13

The literacy data of Faridabad highlights a total literacy rate stands at 81.70% with 1,272,739 literate individuals. Male literacy is 88.61% while female literacy is lower at 73.84% among them, 734,940 males and 537,799 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 1,045,717 people being literate, with men at 89.59% and female at 77.25%, compared to rural areas whereas 227,022 people are literate, with male at 84.66% and female at 60.13%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Faridabad

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,588,407 Hindu (%) 87.77
Muslim 161,680 Muslim (%) 8.93
Sikh 34,572 Sikh (%) 1.91
Christian 9,743 Christian (%) 0.54
Jain 4,883 Jain (%) 0.27
Buddhist 640 Buddhist (%) 0.04
Other 249 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 9,559 Not Avaiable (%) 0.53

Faridabad population is mostly hindu (87.77%) with a total 1,588,407 people. Muslim(8.93%) with a total 161,680 people. Sikh are (1.91%) with a total 34,572 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.54% with 9,743 people). Jain (0.27% with 4,883 people) Buddhist (0.04% with 640 people) and Other (0.01% with 249 people). Around (0.53% with 9,559 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Faridabad.

List of Tehsils in Faridabad

2

Ballabgarh

Area: 390 Km2

Population

214,894

Male

114,193%

Females

100,701

Faridabad

Area: 351 Km2

Population

1,594,839

Male

851,917%

Females

742,922

Common questions about Faridabad

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Faridabad district had a population of 1,809,733. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Faridabad is divided into 2 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Faridabad is 873 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Faridabad is 843 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Faridabad is 81.70 per cent. That works out to 1,272,739 literate people.

Faridabad covers an area of 741 square kilometres.

370,878 people in Faridabad live in rural areas and 1,438,855 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely urban in character.

The population of Faridabad grew by 32.54 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Faridabad is a district of Haryana. You can open Haryana from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.