Faridabad
District in Haryana
Population
18.1 Lakh
State: 2.5 Crore
Area
717 km²
Literacy Rate
70.3%
State: 65.5%
Sex Ratio
873
State: 879
Density
2,523 /km²
State: 592 /km²
Faridabad is a district in Haryana with a population of 18.1 Lakh spread across 717 sq km. Its literacy rate of 70.3% is above the state average of 65.5% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 873 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 879.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
2,523 /km²
▲
592 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
873
▼
879
943
Literacy Rate
70.3%
▲
65.5%
63.0%
SC Population
12.4%
▼
20.2%
16.6%
ST Population
0.0%
—
0.0%
8.7%
Worker Participation
32.0%
▼
35.2%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
28.9%
▲
26.6%
33.2%
Child Wasting
8.0%
▼
11.5%
18.4%
Underweight Children
19.5%
▼
20.9%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
68.4%
▼
69.6%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
54.2%
▼
60.7%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
69.5%
▼
77.5%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
92.5%
▼
95.8%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
84.2%
▼
85.0%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
89.3%
▲
57.8%
54.6%
Health Insurance
32.8%
▲
25.1%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
97.9%
▼
98.6%
93.6%
Electricity Access
100.0%
▲
99.6%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
15.3%
▲
12.3%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
2.8%
▼
3.8%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
12.3%
▼
15.4%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
37.2%
▲
32.2%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
82.4 per 1k pop
▲
53.5 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
1.5 Lakh
▲
64.7k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
28.4%
▲
22.6%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
6818 per lakh
▲
5456 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
50.7%
▲
36.5%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.94
▲
0.63
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
2.0 per lakh
▼
5.4 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
▼
1.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
200.0 per lakh
▲
100.3 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
7.0 per lakh
▼
19.5 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.58
▲
0.51
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9.7 L | 6.1 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 3.6 L | 2.2 L | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 7.3 L | 4.5 L | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 1.4 L | 83,777.682 | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 1.2 L | 1.2 L | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | — | — | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 4.8 L | 3.1 L | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 20,461 | 74,217.409 | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 16,013 | 32,656.545 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 3.6 L | 1.5 L | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 873.216 | 880.155 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 843.407 | 830.379 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 12.3 | 15.4 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 37.2 | 32.2 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 43 | 18.3 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 452 | 358.409 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 49 | 69.5 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 28.9% | 26.6% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 8.0% | 11.5% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 19.5% | 20.9% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 68.4% | 69.6% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 54.2% | 60.7% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 69.5% | 77.5% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 92.5% | 95.8% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 84.2% | 85.0% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 89.3% | 57.8% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 32.8% | 25.1% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 97.9% | 98.6% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 100.0% | 99.6% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 95.4% | 96.1% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 82.3% | 79.4% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 55.6% | 49.6% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 15.3% | 12.3% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 2.8% | 3.8% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 95.5% | 93.3% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 51.2% | 60.6% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 23.5% | 20.7% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 65.3% | 71.9% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | — | 56.3% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 26.2% | 25.0% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 11.6% | 13.8% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 23.0% | 29.1% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 6,818.243 | 5,456.204 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 50.7% | 36.5% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 8.6% | 8.8% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 1.2 L | 67,794.905 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 7.4% | 9.2% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 29.7% | 43.2% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 42.3 | 37.5 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | 57 | 54.3 | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 62.1% | 51.0% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 60.5% | 76.1% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | -12.3 | — | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 15.3 | 67.1 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | — | — | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 82.4 | 53.5 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 1.5 L | 64,739.318 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 28.4% | 22.6% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 200 | 100.273 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | 2 | 5.4 | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | 1 | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | 1 | 2.1 | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | 256 | 104.905 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | 7 | 19.5 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | 2 | 1.3 | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 215 | 105.636 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Faridabad district?
Faridabad has a population of 18.1 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 2,523 people per sq km across 717 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Faridabad?
Faridabad has a literacy rate of 70.3%, which is above the Haryana average of 65.5% and above the national average of 63.0%.
How does Faridabad compare to Haryana?
Faridabad has a sex ratio of 873 (below state average of 879) and a literacy rate of 70.3% (above state average of 65.5%).
What data sources are used for Faridabad?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)