Budaun

Budaun Badaun
city
Government
• Member Of Parliament	Mr. Dharmendra Yadav
Population  (2001)
• Total	348,138
City of Saints

Badaun or Badayun (Hindi: बदायूँ, Template:Lang-ur) is a city in the north-central Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. According to famous British Historian George Smith Budaun was named after Ahir prince Budh. Badaun comes under upper doab of Gangatic plains.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Badaun had a population of 3,48,138. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Badaun District has an average literacy rate of 68.83%, lower than the national average of 65.38%; (and that of city is 84 %), with male literacy of 49.85% and female literacy of 45.53%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hindus constitute about 65% of the population and Muslims about 34%. visit ' www.badauntimes.co.nr

History

The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica wrote of Buduan: A town and district of British India, in the Rohilkhand division of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|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. Today Badaun is progressing at a very high speed. Its population has reached 348 thousand (to be compared with 217 thousand in 1991, and just 38 thousand in 1900 ). The younger generation is making waves. They are educated, ambitious and are breaking away from the shackles of the small towns and moving ahead.

Transportation

• Roadways

Budaun city act as a junction for many roads of national importance which make the city one of the most important of the western UP. SH33 (Bareilly-Mathura) and SH43 (Moradabad-Farrukhabad) passes through Budaun and Budaun is the terminal point os SH18 (to Meerut) and SH51(to Delhi). Budaun Depot, with 108 buses is one of the most profit earning depots of UPSRTC. Budaun is known in the UP for its cleanliness and well maintenance, the main reason for this is that Budaun is a world renound Tourist Place.

• Railways

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

• Airways

The nearest Airport is Delhi(Indra Gandhi International), 230 km.

• InterCity

Autorickshaws and rickshaws servw the city 24x7. 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 Autos of the city are LPG workable.

Infrastructure

• Budaun is listed in the 7 fastest developing cities of UP. The nearest city is Bareilly, famous for education as well as fully developed city. Budaun is moving on footsteps of Bareilly only.
• There are multiple good inter, degree colleges, other Institutions, good Supermarkets, Hospitals and Markets in Badaun.
• Budaun has exclusive showrooms of many clothes, shoes and vehicles brand.
• Budaun also have many recognised and good Hotels and restaurants which make the trip of tourists to the city easy.
• There are a no. of Banks in the city with multiple branches. State bank of India, BOB, Punjab National Bank and Gramin Bank has each three branches.
• There are many 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, 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.Menka 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.

Historical places in Badaun

• Qadri Dargah.
• Jama Masjid - Built in 1223 CE.
• Birua Bari Mandir, Shayam nagar {west}
• Raghunath Mandir, Panjabi Mandir, Sayad Warra.
• Shani Dev Mandir, Sayad Wara.
• Nai Sarai Police Chowki bala mandir
• Ruins of an immense Badaun fort(ROZA) in Jawaharpuri.
• Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliyas house in Syedwada where he was born.
• Choti Ziyarat. It is the monument of Hazrat BadraUddin Rahmatullah Alay.
• Badi Ziyarat (It is a Dargah 'mazar sariff' of Wali of Allah, Hazrat Sultan Arfiin Rahamtullah)
• Alay Saheb, known as Badey Sarkar. He is a great great sufi sant.
• The palace of ohia, built by the royal family of sahaspur bilari in 1812.
• Banno Bua Ziyarat.
• Ustad Peer Ziyarat.
• Haveli of zia ur rehman saheb [ujhani, budun]
• Hazrat Shah Abdul Qàdir Sahebs urs.
• Remains of Sheikhupur Fort, Sheikhupur, Badaun
• Mumtaz Mahal's sister's mausoleum, Sheikhupur, Badaun
• Emperor Jahangir's foster son's mausoleum Sheikhupur, Badaun
• Hazrat Sayyed Ahmed Saheb Ziyarat .
• Dhaak Wali Ziyarat.
• Kalla Peer Wali Zyarat.
• Meera Ji Sahab Ki Zyarat.
• Farshori tola

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World Famous Tourist Places

Budaun is a world renound tourist place, due to Chhoti zyarat, Badi Zyarat, Saagar Taal ki zyarat and many others zyarats. It is known that people come to these zyarats from across the globe and they ask for their well bieng to the Saints of ALLAH resting inside their graves, (which are built inside the Zyarat). In Chhoti Zyarat, there is the Mazaar(grave) of "HAZRAT BADRUDDIN SHAH VILAYAT", IN Badi Zyarat, there is the Mazaar(grave) of "HAZRAT SULTAN ARFEEN SAHAB" and In Saagar Taal, there is the Mazaar(grave) of "SYED AHMAD SAHAB" father of HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN AULIYA. Budaun is having a Jama Masjid of imposing size built by Iltutmish in 1223, which is said to be one of the largest in India and the largest of UP. The city is also having tombs of many famous historically famous people. The Akhlas Khan ka Roza of Budaun is very marvellous. Initially Budaun was a fort, whose immense are still present in the city and the adjoining locality of Sheikhpur.

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 tenperature is approximately 30 celsius. 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
• Six Road
• Gandhi Ground Road
• Nawada Road
• Bareilly Road
• Court Road
• BY-Pass Road
• Nai Sarak
• DM Road
• Kakrala Road
• Aonla Road
• Dataganj Road
• Asrar Khan Road
• Ticketganj Road

Main Localities

• Mohalla chawdhary saray
• Mohalla Sotha
• Jalandhari Saray
• Qaboolpura
• Mira Saray
• Nai Saray
• Shyam Nagar
• Mohalla Khandsari
• Upar Para
• Shahbazpur
• Sheikhpur
• Nekpur
• Jogipura
• Jawaharpuri
• Kheda Nawada
• Punjabi Mohalla
• Sheikh Patti

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

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

• Qadri Colony
• Professors Colony
• Teachers Colony
• DM Colony
• PWD Compound
• Judges Colony

Education

• Main UP Board Schools

S.K.Inter College,

H.S. Islamia Inter College,

Dropdi Devi,

Vivekanand College,

Rajaram Inter College,

Kedarnath Inter College,

Mahatma Gandhi Inter College,

Holy Mission School,

Christian Higher Secondry School,

Chandrika Devi,

Vansthali,

Ahilya Bai College.

• CBSE Schoools

Mother Athena School,

Bloomingdale School of Secondry Education,

Florence Nightingale School,

New Nightingale School,

Maharishi Vidya Mandir,

T.T. Convent School,

Holy Convent School,

B.R.B. School.

Central School

• ICSE Schools

De Paul Senior Secondry School

• Institutions

Al-Azhar Institute of Management & Technology,

BIMT,

Sai Institute,

Ace Institute,

Shivangi Institute

• one ITI

• Government Technical Institute

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, Ganga 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.
• Buses are mnufactured in 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.

Culture

Budaun is culturally very rich. People of here are generally simple and much opened. They are known for their open and friendly nature all over India. They are very superstitious abd traditional. After Lucknow, Budaun is said to be the City of Tehzeeb. People live throughout with peace and harmony.

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)