Budaun

Badaun or Badayun (Hindi: बदायूँ, Urdu: بدایوں) is a city in the north-central Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. According to George Smith, Budaun was named after Ahir prince Budh.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Badaun City has area of 73 sq. km whereas the Budaun Urban area is spread over in 98 sq. km, which is from Naushera to ahead of Barah paththar on SH33. Budaun Urban Area includes Budaun City and adjoining Naushdra, Kheda Nawada, Sheikpur, Panchkuli and Baheri. Budaun city has a popuation of 490,000, whereas the Budaun Urban Area has pop. of 525,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Badaun City has an average literacy rate of 93%, higher than the national average of 74%; with male literacy of 98% and female literacy of 87%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hindus constitute about 58% of the population and Muslims about 41%.

History

The 1911 Encyclopædia 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. The American Methodist mission maintains several girls schools, and there is a high school for boys. According to tradition, Badaun was founded about 905, and an inscription, probably of the 12th century, gives a list of twelve Rathor kings reigning at Badaun (called Vodamayuta). The first authentic historical event connected with it, however, was its capture by Qutb-ud-din Aybak 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, Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, the builder of the great 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; According to Government of India, the district Badaun is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts in India, having 34 % of Muslim population, on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators. Badaun is the birthplace of Khwaja Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya ,Mulla Abdul Qaudir, Abul fazl Ibn Mubarak, Faani Bubauni, Shakeel Budauni, Dilawar Figar, Ismat Chugtai, Aley ahmad Suroor.

Transportation

• Roadways

Budaun city acts as a junction for many national roads, which make the city one of the most important of the western UP but still its a backward district. SH33 (Bareilly-Mathura) and SH43 (Moradabad-Farrukhabad) pass through Budaun, which is also the terminal point os SH18 (to Meerut) and SH51 (to Delhi). Budaun Depot, with 108 buses is one of the most profitable depots of UPSRTC.

• Railways

Budaun lies on the Mathura-Tanakpur railway line which is yet meter gauge. The work is under process to make it Broad gauge since 1996.

• Airways

The nearest Airport is Delhi (Indra Gandhi International), 230 km. A Domestic Airport is also in Agra, on the distance of 175KM.

• InterCity

Only rickshaws serve the city for only 12hrs. Budaun is one of the less polluted citie of UP bcoz of a lot use of AutoGas (LPG), in fact Budaun is one of the rare cities having AutoGas on Petrol Pumps. All the vehicals of the city are LPG workable and there is no auto rickshaws .

Infrastructure

• Budaun is the sixth most developing city in UP according to the latest five year development plan. The nearest city is Bareilly where there is provision for good education and better infrastructure.
• There are various educational institutes in Budaun including primary & secondary schools and colleges for graduation.
• There are a number of banks with ATMs in the city; State bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Gramin Bank and Vijaya Bank.
• There are a few Nursing homes in the city with well experienced and educated doctors.
• There is a Stadium in the city, in Baheri which is a well maintained one.
• Budaun has a historical ghantaghar [1], and many parks like Gandhi park, ambedkar park, City park etc.

Politics

Budaun is politically much sensational, 1/3 of whole city area comes under Smt.Maneka Gandhi's Aonla Constituency and 2/3 comes under Budaun Constituency governed by Mr.Dharmendra Yadav, nephew of Mr.Mulayam Singh Yadav. Budaun is always the favourite place of Mr. Mulayam and he was the MLA of Gunaur Vidhan Sabha for many turns too. He has given a special status to Budaun. Currently the MLA of main city is Mr. Mahesh Chandra Gupta.Under him, many new projects including Sot river project has flourished.South based Vijaya Bank has also opened their Branch in Budaun.

Historical & Religious places in Badaun

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• Jama Masjid - Built in 1223 A.D. by Illtumish.
• Birua Bari Mandir, Shayam nagar {west}
• Raghunath Mandir (Panjabi Mandir)Sayad Wara.
• An immense Badaun fort (ROZA) in Jawaharpuri.
• Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya's house in Syedwada where he was born.
• Choti Ziyarat. It is the monument of Hazrat Badrauddin Rahmatullah Alhay.
• Badi Ziyarat (It is a Dargah 'mazar sariff' of Wali of Allah, Hazrat Sultan Arfiin Rahamtullah)
• The palace of ohia, built by the royal family of sahaspur bilari in 1812.
• Remains of Sheikhupur Fort, Sheikhupur, Badaun
• Mumtaz Mahal's sister's mausoleum, Sheikhupur, Badaun
• Emperor Jahangir's foster son's mausoleum Sheikhupur, Badaun
• khukari village near dataganj 100 km from bareilly
• Farshori tola
• Ruins of many mughal monuments
• Nagla Mandir of Godess and Lord Shiva
• Gauri Shanker nandir(Ras jyotirling)Usanwa Road,Budaun
• Sai Mandir,Nawada,Budaun
• Bala ji (HANUMAN)Mandir,Ujhani road,Budaun
• Gauri Shanker(old temple)Purana Bazar,Budaun
• Satsang Bhawan,Ujhani-Budaun road,Budaun

Jama Masjid

Budaun is having a Jama Masjid of imposing size built by Iltutmish in 1223. This mosque is the third oldest mosque of the country and second largest. It is included in the biggest mosques of the World.

Geography

Badaun is located at 28.05°N 79.12°E / 28.05; 79.12. It has an average elevation of 169 metres (554 feet). It's normal rainfall. Since Budaun has been settled after demolishing a large Fort therefore the city is irregularly elevated, with Sotha at the top of the city. The Civil Lines are is much plainer. Badaun is the tropical region. Average temperature is approximately 30 °C. There is widespread greenery. The climatic conditions of this place are suitable for agriculture and crops production always been done at large scale.

Main Roads

• Shakeel Budayuni Road
• Bade Sarkar Road
• Chote sarkar road
• Station Road
• Kotwali Road
• Kali Sadak
• Ring Road (chakkar ki sadak)
• Six Road
• Gandhi Ground Road
• Nawada Road
• Bareilly Road
• Choudhary Badan Singh Marg
• BY-Pass Road
• Nai Sarak
• DM Road
• Kakrala Road
• Aonla Road
• Dataganj Road
• Asrar Khan Road
• Ticketganj Road

Main Localities

• Avas Vikas
• Shiv Puram
• Punjabi Colony
• Akhlesh Sharama Vivek Vihar Colony near Indra Chowk
• Mohalla chawdhary saray
• Mohalla Sotha
• Jalandhari Saray
• Kabulpura
• Mira Saray
• Nai Saray
• Shyam Nagar
• Hari bol colony
• Mohalla Khandsari
• Upar Para
• Shahbazpur
• Sheikhpur
• Nekpur
• Jogipura
• Prabhat Nagar
• Jawaharpuri
• New Adarsh Nagar
• Kheda Nawada
• Punjabi Mohalla
• Sheikh Patti
• Nahar khan sarai
• Patiyali Sarai
• Farshori Tola
• Molvi Tola
• Bara Bazar
• Chuna Mandi
• Halwai Chowk
• Ticket Ganj
• Civil Lines
• Indirapuram Coloney
• Chitransh Nagar
• Lochi Nagla
• kalyan Nagar
• Madhuban Colony
• Brahmpur
• Sahukara
• Indra Chauk
• Nagla
• Mirdha Tola

Real Estate Sector

Real Estate Sector is also developing with a superb speed. Some Fully Developed Colonies has been established in the city, they are :-

• Vijay Nagar Colony
• Krishna Park Colony
• Ram Nagar Colony
• Shyam Nagar Colony
• Officer's Colony

Many other well maintained colonies are also in the city, they are :-

• Qadri Colony
• Professors Colony
• Teachers Colony
• DM Colony
• PWD Compound
• Judges Colony
• Haribol colony
• prabhat nager
• Nai Sarai

Educational Institutes

There are many educational institute, some of them are as below.

• N.M.S.N.Das P.G.College
• Gindo Devi Mahila MahaVidyalaya
• Government inter college(GIC)
• S.K.Inter College
• H.S. Islamia Inter College,
• Baduan institute of management & technology
• Dropadi Devi saraswati vidya mandir
• Vivekanand College
• Rajaram Mahila Inter College
• Kedarnath mahila College for girls
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Budaun
• Mahatma Gandhi Inter College
• Holy Mission convent School
• Al-Azhar Institute of Management & Technology,
• Christian Higher Secondary School
• Mother Athena School
• Bloomingdale School of Secondary Education,
• Florence Nightingale School
• New Nightingale School
• Maharishi Vidya Mandir
• T.T. Convent School
• Holy Convent mission School
• B.R.B. model School.
• Saint De Paul Senior Secondary School
• Sacred Heart public School
• Kasturba Balika vidyalaya
• Govt.Girls Inter College
• Govt. polytechnic,Budaun
• Govt.Degree College,Budaun

Agriculture

Major agricultural products are wheat, paddy, sugarcane, guava and menthol.Budaun is the largest producer of Wheat in UP, II largest of sugarcane and potatoes.Budaun is the leading producer of Menthol in the country. The soil is very fertile due to tarai, because badaun is located at the bank of the Ganges; the Ganges flows 110 km in the district. In the account of agriculture, guava and menthol are the major exporting products. Budaun gives 40 % of total mentol export of India.

Industries

Budaun City has many small scale industries and a few big ones.The city has -

• detergent industries
• a sugar mill,
• Rice Mills
• Tata Chemical's Fertilizer plant is situated in Babrala, Budaun
• Many Brick Kilns
• beedi factories,
• Menthol Producing Plants,
• match factories,
• Welga Chips Limited and a few others.
• Many Automobiles parts are also manufactured in Budaun.
• madhav group of industry is situated in Dehgawan,Budaun

Pending Projects

There are many projects related with the city are still to be done, some biggies of them are -

• The Narrow bridge of Sot river, near Badi Ziyarat is to be reconstructed.
• A Flyover is to be constructed over the Railway Crossing near Station on SH43.
• City is to be Broad Gauged.
• Expansion of City is to be done.
• A Batelion of CRPF is to be established.
• A new 13 km long By-Pass Road is to be Constructed.
• Railway Station is to be reconstructed.
• Drainage System is to be modified.

famous crops of khukri

• paddy
• wheat
• mentha
• mustered
• arhar
• urad
• sugar cane

famous spots in khukri

• oldest shiv temple
• modern shiv temple
• ancient peepal (baryien) tree
• new church
• masjid
• takiya
• mata devi
• gadia khera

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.