Dc Faridabad

Faridabad is about 25 Kilometers from Delhi in 28o 25' 16" North Latitude and 77o 18' 28" East Longitude. It is bounded by the Union Territory of Delhi (National Capital) on its north, Palwal District in the south, Gurgaon District on the west, and State of Utter Pradesh on its east. The river Yamuna separates the District Boundary on the eastern side with UP State. Delhi-Agra National Highway No.2 (Shershah Suri Marg) passes through the center of the District. Faridabad comes under the Faridabad Division of Haryana. Haryana is divided in Six Divisions. Each Division is headed by a Divisional Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner is the administrative head of the District. The Faridabad is divided into three Sub Divisions and each Sub Division is headed by Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM). The district has 116 Gram Panchayats, 2 Block/Panchayat Samitis, and a Zila Parishad located in 2 Community Development Blocks. It has 192 revenue villages located in 3 tehsils and 5 sub tehsils. It has one Parliamentary seat (10-Faridabad) and six state legislative assembly seats (85-Prithla, 86-Faridabad NIT, 87-Badkhal, 88-Ballabgarh, 89-Faridabad, and 90-Tigaon).