Budaun
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Budaun
Uttar Pradesh • India |
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| District(s) | Budaun |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population | 148,138 (2001) |
| Codes • Postal • Telephone |
• ? • +5832 |
Budaun (Hindi: बदायूँ, Urdu: بدایوں), also spelled Badaun, is a city in the north-central Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. The city is the headquarters of Budaun district.
The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica wrote of Buduan:
- A town and district of British India, in the Rohilkhand division of the United Provinces. The town is near the left bank of the river Sot. Pop. (1901) 39,031. There are ruins of an immense fort and a very handsome mosque of imposing size, crowned with a dome, and built in 1223 in great part from the materials of an ancient Hindu temple. The American Methodist mission maintains several girls schools, and there is a high school for boys. According to tradition, Budaun was founded about 905, and an inscription, probably of the 12th century, gives a list of twelve Rathor kings reigning at Budaun (called Vodamayuta). The first authentic historical event connected with it, however, is its capture by Kutb-ud-din in 1196, after which it became a very important post on the northern frontier of the Delhi empire. In the 13th century two of its governors, Shamsud-din Altamsh, the builder of the great mosque referred to above, and his son Rukn-ud-din Firoz, 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 Bareilly; after which the importance of Budaun declined. It ultimately came into the power of the Rohillas, and in 1838 was made the headquarters of a British district. In 1857 the people of Budaun sided with the mutineers, and a native government was set up, which lasted until General Penny's victory at Kakrala (April 1858) led to the restoration of British authority.
Today Budaun is progressing at a very high speed. Its population has reached 165 thousand (to be compared with 117 thousand in 1991, and just 38 thousand in 1900[1]).
[edit] Geography
Budaun is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 169 metres (554 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,GRIndia Budaun had a population of 148,138. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Budaun has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 60% and female literacy of 52%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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