SARVAJANIK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
Subject: Planning History and Theory (2714801)
Ex-2 Evolved City
LOCATION
Faridabad is situated between 280 25’ 16”
N la tude and 770 18’ 28” E longitude.
Faridabad is situated in the Na onal
Capital Region bordering the Indian
capital New Delhi. It is located between
Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and
Gurgaon. It is surrounded by Delhi to its
North, Noida to its North East, Greater
Noida to its East and Gurgaon to its
West. Thus, it is easily accessible from all
loca ons in the Na onal Capital Region.
Towards South alongside Na onal
Highway 2, it has Palwal, Mathura and
then Agra. River Yamuna forms the
eastern boundary of the district with
U ar Pradesh.
DEMOGRAPHY AND AREA
According to 2011 census, Faridabad
district has an area of 741 sq. km. with a
popula on
of 18,09,733. It has a rural popula on of
3,70,878 and an urban popula on of 14,
38,865
people which is concentrated en rely in
Faridabad city. Faridabad has a growth
rate of
32.54 percent between 2001 and 2011
Land
sass use/ cover Area (Ha)
Total Geographical Area :72071
Forest :0.48%
Non Agriculture use 19.87%
Permanent Pasture - nil
Cultivable wasteland -nil
Barren & uncultivable land 2.4%
Current Fallows -nil
Land under misc. Tree, crops & grooves-nil
Size of Households
There were 3,58,919 households in the district Faridabad in
2011, out of which 2,95,553
houses were located in urban area and the rest 63,366 in rural
area. Average household
size is 6 people per household in rural area and 5 people per
household in urban area.
INDUSTRIES
The Faridabad and Ballabgarh Complex is situated at Sher Shah Suri Marg known as Delhi
Mathura Road at 32 km from New Delhi in the state of Haryana. In order to rehabilitate the
displaced persons consequent upon par on in1947 this complex was conceived way back in
1950. Ini ally, there were about 4-5 industries and over a period of me this area has grown
phenomenally beyond the expecta ons of original planners. 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.
Prepared by : Sahil C. Patel Consent Faculty
Me Tcp: 2019-20 Himanshu J. Padhya Sejal S. Bhagat
Er No.: 190420748025