Faridabad

Gurgaon district was bifurcated on August 15, 1979 and a new district of Faridabad comprising the tahsils of Ballabgarh and Palwal was formed. In this adjustment, 98 villages formerly in Nuh tahsil, 31villages formerly in Ballabgarh tahsil and 3 villages formerly in the Gurgaon tahsil were shifted to Palwal tahsil. As 98 villages, transferred from Nuh tahsil, constituted the Hathin sub-tahsil and another group of 72 villages was formed into Hodal sub-tahsil.
The position of Faridabad district as on August 15, 1979, is as under :-
Tahsil/Sub-tahsil Villages Total Inhabited Uninhabited
1. Ballabgarh 179 31 210
2. Palwal 116 9 125
3. Hathin (sub-tahsil) 96 2 98
4. Hodal (sub-tahsil) 72 _ 72 463 42 505

During 1981-1991 censuses, the district experienced intra-inter district transfers, and changed position of tahsils and towns on that score, is as detailed below:- By taking 97 villages from Ballabgarh tahsil of Faridabad district vide Government Notification No. S.O. 163/PA/17/1887/S.S./89, a new tahsil of Faridabad was created on 17th October, 1989. The said notification varied the limits of Ballabgarh tahsil by excluding the area comprising Faridabad sub-tahsil except revenue estates as mentioned in Notification1. Therefore, it was to form a new tahsil known as Faridabad tahsil with effect from the Ist day of November, 1989. Ballabgarh tahsil with 210 villages in 1981 census had also been subjected to wide jurisdictional change. As a result of it 97 villages went to newly formed Faridabad tahsil and18 villages to U.P. State due to riverain action, thus reducing its strength of villages to 95 in 1991 Census. Palwal tahsil, the biggest tahsil in the district with 295 villages in 1981 census, was deprived of 99 villages during 1981-91, (13 villages to Nuh tahsil of Gurgaon, 1 village to Gurgaon tahsil and 85 villages to newly formed Hathin tahsil) thus bringing down its rural units to 196 in 1991 Census.The fourth tahsil of Hathin was created on 11th February, 19802. The said notification varied the limits of the areas of Palwal tahsil so as to exclude the areas comprising Hathin sub-tahsil therefrom and to declare the areas so excluded to be known as Hathin tahsil. Hathin tahsil was created with 98 villages from Palwal tahsil. By the beginning of 1991, the district had 2 sub-divisions (Ballabgarh and Palwal); 4 tahsils (Ballabgarh, Palwal, Faridabad and Hathin) and Hodal as a