Safidon was anciently known as "Sarp Daman" The area was first occupied by a Pre-Harappan Chalcolithic agricultural, whose pottery has been recovered from a number of places near Safidon, including Hatt, Harigarh (Hattkeshawar), Anta, Morkhi, and Beri Khera.

[citation needed] The area was irrigated during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) of the Tughlaq dynasty, who built a canal from the Yamuna which entered the district at Anta, and thence flowing through the present Jind tehsil from east to west in the line of the old Chutang nadi past the town of Safidon and Jind, reached up to Hisar.

Firoz also made administrative changes, creating a separate Iqta of Safidon and placed the entire area of the present district under its Mukta, Yalkhan, a trusted noble.

[citation needed] After Firoz's death, discord disrupted the Delhi Sultanate, and the Tughlaq dynasty lost Safidon and Jind.

[citation needed] Gajpat Singh, a great-grandson of Phul, the founder of the Phulkian Misl, one of the 12 confederacies of the Sikhs in the 18th century took advantage of the above situation.

Gajpat Singh occupied a large tract of the country including Jind and Safidon as his share of the spoil.

It is situated on the bank of the Hansi branch of the Western Yamuna canal, 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Jind.

The fertile land of Safidon paves the way for the growth of crops such as wheat, paddy, sugarcane, millets, pulses, vegetables and fruits; accompanied by well developed irrigation facilities.

The groundwater of some villages like Anta, Rampura, Khera Khemawati, and Chapper are considered to be the best in Jind district.

There is one bus stand in the city where direct buses to major destinations like Delhi, Chandigarh, Panipat, Jind, Dehradun, Karnal, Kaithal, Sirsa, Hisar, Haridwar, Asandh, Pundri, Gohana etc.

Trains for Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Sangrur and Bathinda are available at Safidon Railway Station.

Caste wise Population - Safidon Tehsil Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of the total population in Safidon Tehsil.

Of 94,049 workers engaged in Main Work, 29,646 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,992 were Agricultural labourers.

After every five years, people chose their representative by voting and send him/her to Vidhan Sabha.

Safidon Municipal Committee has total administration over 6,568 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

The court has a Bar Council complex, where people can go for judicial advises and consult their attorneys.

[citation needed] The Mini Secretariat of Safidon includes the offices of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Tehsildar and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).

addressed several public gatherings and saw Safidon a major centre for deciding the election outcomes.

The people of Safidon also showed confidence and gave opportunity to independent candidates several times.

Many schools, colleges, public and private coaching institutes are running in Safidon City and surrounding areas.