The river Yamuna forms the eastern district boundary with Uttar Pradesh. The newly developed residential and industrial part of Faridabad Sec. The area is being developed as a self-sustained sub-city with wide roads, tall buildings, malls, educational institutions, and health and commercial centers. Faridabad is a major industrial hub of Haryana.
In , Faridabad was considered by the World Health Organization as the world's second most polluted city. Faridabad has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Government of India 's flagship Smart Cities Mission by Ministry of Urban Development.
Nearby Tilpat then "Tilprastha" was one of the five villages demanded by Pandavas to avert a disastrous war. The city features the three typical Indian seasons — The "hot" or pre-monsoon season lasts from late March to mid-July and is typified by sweltering and arid conditions that begin very dry but later turn humid. The "wet" or monsoon season is sweltering and often dangerously humid with frequent but erratic heavy rainfall.
Following the retreat of the monsoon is the "cool" or winter season with warm and sunny weather producing by far the most comfortable conditions. As of the census official report, Faridabad Municipal Corporation had , households and a population of 1,, Faridabad had a sex ratio of females per males and a literacy rate of Scheduled Castes made up , Languages of Faridabad [ 25 ].
At the time of the Census of India , The local languages are Brajbhasha and Haryanvi. There are six key administrators of Faridabad. Faridabad, Palwal, and Nuh district jointly fall under Faridabad division of Haryana. A Division is headed by a Divisional Commissioner.
