Badaun or Badayun is a city in the north-central Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 state of northern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. According to famous British

United Kingdom

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 Historian George Smith Budaun was named after Ahir prince Budh. Badaun comes under upper doab

Doab

A Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...

 of Gangatic plains. Pede from Badaun are famous throughout world.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, 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 Encyclopedia Britannica wrote of Buduan:
A town and district of British

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

 India, in the Rohilkhand

Rohilkhand

Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...

 division of the United Provinces. The town is near the left bank of the river Sot

Sot

- Geography :* Sot , a village in Vojvodina, Serbia* Sot River, a river in north India* Stoke-on-Trent, a city in England- Other meanings :* Sotho language* Strong operator topology, a mathematical structure...

. Pop. (1901) 39,031. There are ruins of an immense fort and a very handsome mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

 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

Rathor

Rathor may refer to:* Rathore or Rathor, a Suryavanshi Rajput clan of India and Pakistan* Rathor, Pakistan...

 kings reigning at Badaun (called Vodamayuta). The first authentic historical event connected with it, however, was its capture by Qutb-ud-din Aybak

Qutb-ud-din Aybak

Qutb-ud-din Aibak was a Turkic king of Northwest India who ruled from his capital in Delhi where he built the Qutub Minar and the Quwwat Al Islam mosque. He was of Turkic descent from central Asia, the first Sultan of Delhi and founder of the Slave dynasty of India. He ruled for only four years,...

 in 1196, after which it became a very important post on the northern frontier of the Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 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

Rukn ud din Firuz

Rukn ud din Firuz was the fourth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate , who ruled for just seven months. He was the son of Shams ud din Iltutmish and was raised to become Iltutmish's heir. However after Iltutmish's death in April 1236 he was viewed as being unfit to rule and was murdered in November 1236...

, attained the imperial throne. In 1571 the town was burnt, and about a hundred years later, under Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) (Full title: His Imperial Majesty Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan...

, 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 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 of UP according to the latest five year developing plan. The nearest city is Bareilly, famous for education as well as fully developed city. Budaun is moving on footsteps of Bareilly
  Bareilly
  Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
  
   only.
• There are multiple inter, degree colleges, other Institutions, market and Hospitals in Badaun.
• Budaun has no exclusive showrooms but gradualy the ground is developing for that.
• Budaun don't have any recongnised and good Hotels and restaurants which can make the trip of tourists to the city easy therefore there is no tourist incoming here.
• There are a no. of Banks in the city with multiple branches. State bank of India
  State Bank of India
  The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
  
  , BOB, Punjab National Bank and Gramin Bank has each three branches.Vijaya Bank has also open their Branch & ATM in the city.
• There are 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 http://badaun.nic.in/Slides/photo-48.jpg, 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

Dharmendra Yadav

Dharmendra Yadav is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. He currently represents the Badaun , Uttar Pradesh, in the 15th Lok Sabha.He is the nephew of Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav...

, nephew of Mr.Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav in Hindi मुलायम सिंह यादव is an Indian politician and has influence mainly in Uttar Pradesh state of India...

. 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 places in Badaun

• Jama Masjid - Built in 1223 A.D. by Iltutmish.
• Birua Bari Mandir, Shayam nagar {west}
• Raghunath Mandir (Panjabi Mandir)Sayad Wara.
• An immense Badaun fort(ROZA) in Jawaharpuri.
• Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya
  Nizamuddin Auliya
  Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya , also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, was a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in the Indian Subcontinent, an order that believed in drawing close to God through renunciation of the world and service to...
  
  's 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.
• Remains of Sheikhupur Fort, Sheikhupur, Badaun
  Sheikhupur, Badaun
  -Location:The town of Sautbad, known as Sheikhupur is located at a distance of about 4 km. from the centre of Badaun city across the river Saut. In real it is just 1 km away from Budaun, it will be the part of the city in one year...
  
  
• Mumtaz Mahal's sister's mausoleum, Sheikhupur, Badaun
  Sheikhupur, Badaun
  -Location:The town of Sautbad, known as Sheikhupur is located at a distance of about 4 km. from the centre of Badaun city across the river Saut. In real it is just 1 km away from Budaun, it will be the part of the city in one year...
  
  
• Emperor Jahangir
  Jahangir
  Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...
  
  's foster son's mausoleum Sheikhupur, Badaun
  Sheikhupur, Badaun
  -Location:The town of Sautbad, known as Sheikhupur is located at a distance of about 4 km. from the centre of Badaun city across the river Saut. In real it is just 1 km away from Budaun, it will be the part of the city in one year...
  
  
• Farshori tola

http://www.voiceofbharat.org/images/district/budaun.jpg

• Ruins of many mughal monuments

Jama Masjid

Budaun is having a Jama Masjid of imposing size built by Iltutmish

Iltutmish

Shams-ud-din Iltutmish was the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin. He was a slave of Qutub-ud-din-Aybak and later became his son-in-law and close lieutenant. He was the Governor of Badaun when he deposed Qutub-ud-din's successor Aram Shah and acceeded to the throne of the...

 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. 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
• 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

• 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
• 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

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

Education

*HP Institute of Higher Education, Budaun'

• Main UP Board Schools

S.K.Inter College, http://badaun.nic.in/Slides/photo-40.jpg

H.S. Islamia Inter College,

Dropdi Devi,

Vivekanand College,

Rajaram Inter College,

Kedarnath Inter College,

Mahatma Gandhi Inter College,

Holy Mission School,

Christian Higher Secondary School,

Chandrika Devi,

Vansthali,

Ahilya Bai College.

• CBSE Schools

Mother Athena School,

Bloomingdale School of Secondary 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 Secondary School

• Others

Sacred Heart School

• Kids Hostel

Sacred Heart School

• Institutions

Shri Ram Chandra Polytechnic, Ticket Ganj

Al-Azhar Institute of Management & Technology,

BIMT,

Ace Institute,

Sai Institute

• Global Institute of IT & Management

• one ITI

• Government Technical Institute

Mission English School

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
  Babrala
  Babrala is a town and a nagar panchayat in Badaun district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Industrial Area : TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED ,School: TATA CHEM DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL ,Babrala is known for its FOOTBALL as sole sports there., India....
  
  , 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
  Sot
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   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

India

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. They are very superstitious and traditional. After Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

, Budaun is said to be the City of Tehzeeb. People live throughout with peace and harmony.

Distances

• On SH33 (and extension)

1. Bareilly 42 km
2. Pilibhit 100 km
3. Haldwani 145 km
4. Nainital 185 km
5. Etah 88 km
6. Agra 175 km
7. Mathura 162 km
8. Hathras 120 km
9. Ujhani 7 km
10. Bharatpur 195 km
11. Jaipur 394 km

• On SH43 (and extension)

1. Barategdar 10 km
2. Chandausi 60 km
3. Moradabad 101 km
4. Muzaffarnagar 255 km
5. Roorkee 290 km
6. Haridwar 260 km
7. Farrukhabad 107 km
8. Kakrala 9 km
9. Kanpur 235 km
10. Lucknow 280 km

• On SH51 (and extension)

1. Bijnor 205 km
2. Meerut 200 km
3. Sambhal 90 km
4. Karnal 310 km
5. Ambala 412 km
6. Ludhiana 505 km
7. Chandigarh 430 km

• On SH18 (and extension)

1. Sahaswan 40 km
2. Gunnaur 75 km
3. Narora 88 km
4. Bulandshahr 132 km
5. Greater Noida 195 km
6. Ghaziabad 200 km
7. New Delhi 220 km

• Metro Cities

1. Delhi 215 km
2. Mumbai 1330 km
3. Kolkata 1315 km
4. Chennai 2085 km
5. Hydrabad 1450 km
6. Bangaluru