Faridabad lies within 25 kilometers of Delhi's southern region. It is bounded by the district of Gurgaon on the western region. It is bordered by Delhi's National Capital Territory up north. The Delhi and Mathura National Highway on the eastern and southern regions border Faridabad and passes through the very heart of its district.
There are many railway stations in the city. Most of them are located on the double track gauge line of the Northern Central Railway in Delhi and Mathura.
Faridabad is considered as Haryanas most populated city. Approximately 50 percent of the Haryana's collected income tax comes from Gurgaon and Faridabad.
Moreover, the city of Faridabad is situated on the banks of the Yamuna River. Majority of the land area now is developed into residential housings. The population began to grow extensively during the early 1990s. The local residents rely on underground water to cater to their basic needs like any other city, district or state in India. Rain is also their main source of water. Furthermore, the city experiences good monsoon season.
The city and district of Faridabad is famous for their Henna production in terms of agriculture and agricultural sector. Among their popular industrial products are motorcycles, tractors and refrigerators and switchgears, tires and shoes.
The popular tourist destinations in the area are the Suraj Kund Tourist Complex, Raja Nahar Singh Palace, Badkhal Lake Tourist Complex and Aravalli Golf Club along with Dabchick.
The district of Faridabad is separated into two divisions namely Ballabgargh and Faridabad for civil administration purposes. These are headed by sub-divisional officers.
Eating and Drinking Joints in Faridabad
Numerous restaurants, cafes and bars are located within the Faridabad district and city. These joints range from budget, mid to splurge. Below are some of the eating and drinking joints in the area.
The fast food chains are all over the place. Among the popular joints are Subway, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Haldirams, Sagar Ratna and Cafe Coffee Day. They are scattered and located in numerous malls all over the Faridabad district.
Red Chillies is a popular Chinese restaurant located in Sec 17. It offers crispy chili chicken, Hong Kong noodles, dimsum and a whole lot more. This restaurants specialty is the chicken momos.
The Pind-Balluchi is a goof place if you just want to eat and relax. It has an ambience of a village scene. Their dance floor looks discotheque and makes for a great party place. The ice cream counter has a lot of specialties like the Paan Flavored Ice Cream.
Sethis is a pastry shop locally famous for their delicious sweet treats. They serve and sell cakes of varied flavors and different kinds of pastries. It is located within the Sec 15 Market just across Mother Dairy.
Chickenette is situated adjacent to Sethis pastry shop. This restaurant is considered as Faridabads best secret. It has the hottest dishes in town. Its specialty is the Banzaara Tikka. Their vegetarian delicacy, the Paneer Tikka, is also legendary and is also popular among non-vegetarian guests. This fancy dining place is located along Sec 15 Market just across Mother Dairy.
Faridabad has some of the best coffee shops also. To mention some, there are Cafe Day in Saraj Kund, Nescafe in SRS Sector 12 Mall, Costa Coffee in Crown Interiorz Mall and Cafe LAffaire in Charmswood Plaza.
Dining at Faridabad
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