Ballabhgarh

Ballabgarh, officially Balramgarh, is a large town, nearby Faridabad city and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana, India, and is part of the National Capital Region. The town was founded by Raja Balram Singh, in 1739, who also built the Nahar Singh Mahal palace in the same year. Raja Nahar Singh (1823–1858) was the last king of the princely state. He was executed for taking part in the 1857 war of independence in 1858. The town of Ballabhgarh is only 17 miles (27 km) from Delhi, and today lies on the National Highway 19, a major portion of historical Grand Trunk Road. It is connected to Faridabad and south-east Delhi by the Delhi Metro. Ballabhgarh is the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity after Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh.

Ballabhgarh
Town
Balramgarh
Ballabhgarh
Location in Haryana, India
Ballabhgarh
Ballabhgarh (India)
Coordinates: 28°20′32″N 77°19′32″E
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictFaridabad
Founded byRaja Balram Singh Tewatia
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total214,894
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
121004
Telephone code0129
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-29 (Faridabad)
Sex ratio882 ♂/
Literacy75.05%
Lok Sabha constituencyFaridabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBallabhgarh
Websiteharyana.gov.in
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