Sahaswan
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Sahaswan is a city and a municipal board in Badaun district
in the India
n state
of western Uttar Pradesh
. Till 1853 Sahaswan was the headquarters of Budaun District
, Sahaswan had a population of 178,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sahaswan has an average literacy rate of 71%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 66%. In Sahaswan, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Pramod Inter College,pannalal i.c., rajkiya i.c. are the famous inter colleges. D.P. Mahavidhyalaya is only one digree college in sahaswan.
Sahaswan is famous for the honesty of its inhabitants. People of Sahaswan are gentle and have a section of professional classes and it can be said that Sahaswan is an educated city of Danishwars (The Learned).
The people of Sahaswan are also known for playing Chess by Indian rules. One can still see Chess being played by youth at the Chaupal (Garden) at Choudhary Mohalla.
who is widely known as the 'don of Western UP.'.He is currently with the Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati. His son, Vikas Yadav was convicted of the brutal murder of Delhi business executive Nitish Katara. The murder was most likely an honour killing as the victim had a relationship with Yadav's daughter, Bharti. The lack of literacy in Sahawan may explain the recent election of D.P Yadav when the rest of India is starting to shun such individuals as elected representatives. Omkar Singh, Meer Yusuf Ali, Shama Ali and Nawab Masood Mushtaq are respected and powerful politicians in Sahaswan. However Musclemen like Nooruddin also keep on taking active interest in Sahaswan politics but discerning voters have always refused to elect such local leaders. Leaders like Saleem Sherwani though himself an honest and decent person did not have roots in Sahaswan and was not close to ground reality. He unintentionally nurtured some goons like Nooruddin. Saleem was Samajwad Party MP for four terms.
Badaun District
Budaun district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Budaun town is the district headquarters. Budaun district is a part of Bareilly division. The district covers an area of 5168 km²...
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
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of western 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...
. Till 1853 Sahaswan was the headquarters of Budaun District
Neighbourhoods
Sahaswan has 20 localities (Mohallas) including:Qazi Mohlla. Patti Yaqeen Mohammad,Muhiuddinpur, Saifullahganj, Gopalganj, Shahbazpur, Nayaganj, Akbarabad, Bazaria, Jahangeerabad, Pathan Tola, Katra, Dehleez, Wilson Ganj,Rustam tola, Mirzatola, Harnatakiya,Nawada, and Chaudhary Mohalla.mitthu kalaDemographics
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, Sahaswan had a population of 178,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sahaswan has an average literacy rate of 71%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 66%. In Sahaswan, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Pramod Inter College,pannalal i.c., rajkiya i.c. are the famous inter colleges. D.P. Mahavidhyalaya is only one digree college in sahaswan.
Culture
People of Sahaswan are known for their tolerance among various section of societies. In the true spirit of national integration, the people of Sahaswan, coming from various faiths, live in harmony with each other as well as with nature.Sahaswan is famous for the honesty of its inhabitants. People of Sahaswan are gentle and have a section of professional classes and it can be said that Sahaswan is an educated city of Danishwars (The Learned).
The people of Sahaswan are also known for playing Chess by Indian rules. One can still see Chess being played by youth at the Chaupal (Garden) at Choudhary Mohalla.
Politics
The current MLA for Sahaswan is D. P. YadavD. P. Yadav
Dharam Pal Yadav in Hindi धरम पाल यादव is an Indian politician, once described as the "unrivalled don of western Uttar Pradesh". He entered the state politics of Uttar Pradesh initially as a representative of the Samajwadi Party in 1989, held ministerial office and then joined with the Bharatiya...
who is widely known as the 'don of Western UP.'.He is currently with the Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati. His son, Vikas Yadav was convicted of the brutal murder of Delhi business executive Nitish Katara. The murder was most likely an honour killing as the victim had a relationship with Yadav's daughter, Bharti. The lack of literacy in Sahawan may explain the recent election of D.P Yadav when the rest of India is starting to shun such individuals as elected representatives. Omkar Singh, Meer Yusuf Ali, Shama Ali and Nawab Masood Mushtaq are respected and powerful politicians in Sahaswan. However Musclemen like Nooruddin also keep on taking active interest in Sahaswan politics but discerning voters have always refused to elect such local leaders. Leaders like Saleem Sherwani though himself an honest and decent person did not have roots in Sahaswan and was not close to ground reality. He unintentionally nurtured some goons like Nooruddin. Saleem was Samajwad Party MP for four terms.