Budaun

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FieldValue
nameBudaun
settlement_type
image_skylineBhamashah Chowk Budaun 01.jpg
image_captionBhamashah Chowk, Budaun
pushpin_mapIndia Uttar Pradesh
pushpin_label_positionRight
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Uttar Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_type3Division
subdivision_type4District
subdivision_name1Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_name2Rohilkhand
subdivision_name3Bareilly
subdivision_name4Budaun
established_titleSettled
established_date905AD (Modern City), 220BC (Ancient City)
named_forPrince Budh
governing_bodyBudaun Municipal Council
leader_title1Chairman
leader_name1Fatma Raza
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km281
elevation_m164
population_total159,221
population_as_of2011
population_footnotes
population_density_km25489
population_rank17
population_demonymBadayuni
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code243601
area_code05832
area_code_typeTelephone code
iso_codeIN-UP-BD
registration_plateUP-24
blank1_name_sec1Coastline
blank1_info_sec10 km
blank1_name_sec2Climate
blank1_info_sec2HS-TH (Köppen)
website
footnotesAlso known as 'City of Saints' or 'Madinat ul Awliya', famous for its Pedas, 'Mentha City' of India.
leader_title2MP
leader_name2Aditya Yadav
leader_title3MLA
leader_name3Mahesh Chandra Gupta
demographics1_info1Hindi, Urdu, English
blank2_name_sec1Sex ratio
blank2_info_sec1907 female/1000 male
blank3_name_sec1Literacy
blank3_info_sec173.00%
blank4_name_sec1Civic agency
blank4_info_sec1Budaun Development Authority
blank5_name_sec1Governing body
blank5_info_sec1Government of UP
Government of India
blank2_name_sec2Precipitation
blank2_info_sec2843 mm
blank3_name_sec2Avg. annual temperature
blank3_info_sec227.5 °C
blank4_name_sec2Avg. summer temperature
blank4_info_sec239.8 °C
blank5_name_sec2Avg. winter temperature
blank5_info_sec211.5 °C
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Etymology and archaeology

Prof. Goti John referred this city was named Bedamooth in an ancient inscription based on stone scripts at the Lucknow Museum. Later this region was called Panchala. According to the lines on stone scripts there was a village Bhadaunlak near the city. The Muslim historian Roz Khan Lodhi said that Ashoka The Great built a Buddh Vihar and Quila; he named it BuddhMau (Budaun Fort). According to George Smith, Budaun was named after the prince Budh.

Recent archaeology

Though Budaun is an ancient as well as archaeologically rich city, it has not received much attention or importance in terms of archaeology. Recently, in a village in Budaun known as Kheda Jalalpur village, fragments of Hindu temple idols, ancient bricks have been recovered from the mound of that village. According to the ASI, these remains belong to the post-Gupta period (7th-8th century).

History

According to the (Budaun District, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh) mythological stories, Budaun was named after prince Budh Ahir. The local tradition regarding this city is that it was founded in 905 A.D. by a prince whose name was Budh and after whom it was called Budaun. The ruins of Prasidh (a town on the Ramganga) and the coins discovered at Pachoma near Bareilly point to the existence of an Ahir dynasty around the borders of Badaun and Bareilly in the distant past. An inscription, probably of the 12th century, gives a list of twelve Rathore kings reigning at Budaun then called Vodamāyuta. Kanauj was conquered after 1085 by Mahmūd, the son of the Ghaznavid Sultān, driving out the Rāshtrakūta chief. This the Rāshtrakūta chief then move their capital to Vodamāyuta, where they ruled until conquered by Qutb-ud-din Aibak. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Missions_and_missionary_society_of_the_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_(1895)_(14762905532).jpg" caption="Mission House of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Budaun (1895)"] ::

The first authentic historical event connected with it, however, was its capture by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1196, after which it became a very important post on the northern frontier of the Delhi empire. In 1223, a mosque of imposing size, crowned with a dome, was built. In the 13th century two of its governors, Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, the builder of the mosque referred above, and his son Rukn ud din Firuz, attained the imperial throne. In 1571 the town was burnt, and about a hundred years later, under Shah Jahan, the seat of the governorship was transferred to Sahaspur-Bilari. Budaun and its district was ceded to the British government in 1801 by the Nawab of Oudh.

In 1911, Budaun was a town and district of British India, in the Rohilkhand division of the United Provinces. At the time, an American Methodist mission maintained several girls’ schools and a high school for boys.

Politics

Aditya Yadav is the MP of the Budaun Constituency and is the son of Shivpal Singh Yadav. According to British historian Matthew Atmore Sherring, they came from Hansi and Hisar in Haryana.

Demographics

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census, Budaun City had a population of 159,221 (83,475 male 75,746 female = 1000/907), 39,613 (12.3%) of whom were aged 0–6. The adult literacy rate was 73.%. The widely spoken language in the city is Hindi and Awadhi. The sex ratio of Budaun city is 907 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 882 per 1000 boys. The area of the city is 81 square km. Budaun Metro Area have a population of around 417000 and an area of 103 sqkm With Badaun City, it includes Shekhupur, Bahedi, Islamganj, Chandanpur, Salarpur, Salarpur Industrial Estate, Shekhupur Firing Range, Padauna and Khera Buzurg.

Education

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Higher Education institutions in the city include the Government Degree College, Government Girls Degree College and NMNS Dass College, all affiliated to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. The Budaun Medical College, a full-fledged tertiary government Medical college and hospital was established in 2019. The college is affiliated with the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Lucknow and is recognized by the National Medical Commission.

Transport

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Badaun is well connected with the rest of the state through roads and rail services, however the city lacks an airport. The nearest airport is the Bareilly Airport – a civil enclave at the Indian Air Force's 'Trishul Air Base' in Izzatnagar neighborhood of Bareilly, which is located at a distance of 60 km from the city. The Indira Gandhi International Airport, located in Delhi is the nearest International Airport.

The Budaun railway station is the primary railway station serving the city. Budaun is a Category-'NSG 05' station of the Indian Railways, and is located on the Bareilly-Kasganj Rail line under the Izzatnagar railway division of the North Eastern Railway zone. Train Services in Budaun were startes after the completion of the 63 mi long Kasganj Extension Line from Bareilly to Soron in 1885 by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway.

The National Highway 530B passes through the city and connects it with Bareilly and Mathura. A number of State Highways also pass through the city. Prominent among them are the UP State Highway 18, connecting Budaun with Meerut, UP State Highway 43, connecting Budaun with Moradabad & Farrukhabad and UP State Highway 51, which connects Budaun with Gajraula & Bijnor. Inter-city bus services to and from the city are operated from the Budaun bus station by the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and private operators. The Budaun bus station as well as the Budaun Depot come under the Bareilly region of UPSRTC.

Notable people

References

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