Budaun
Budaun (Hindi: बदायूं) (also spelled as Badaun) is a city and Vidhan Sabha seat of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India. According to 2011 Census of India, the population of the city is 159,285 out of 83,176 are males and 76,109 are female.[1] It is 255 Kilometers away from capital of India Delhi.
Budaun | |
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City | |
  Budaun Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°03′N 79°07′E / 28.05°N 79.12°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Region | Rohilkhand |
| Division | Bareilly |
| District | Budaun |
| Settled | 905AD (Modern City), 220BC (Ancient City) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Budaun Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Deepmala Goyal |
| • MP | Sangh mitra Maurya |
| • MLA | Mahesh Chandra Gupta |
| Area | |
| • City | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 369,221 |
| • Rank | 17 |
| • Density | 5,489/km2 (14,220/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 457,665 (Budaun Metro Area) |
| Demonym | Badayuni |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 243601 |
| Telephone code | 05832 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-UP-BD |
| Vehicle registration | UP-24 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Sex ratio | 907 female/1000 male |
| Literacy | 73.00% |
| Civic agency | Budaun Development Authority |
| Governing body | Government of UP Government of India |
| Climate | HS-TH (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 843 millimetres (33.2 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 27.5 °C (81.5 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) |
| Website | https://budaun.nic.in |
| Also known as 'City of Saints' or 'Madinat ul Awliya', famous for its Pedas, 'Mentha City' of India. | |
Kumar Prashant is the current district magistrate of the city, appointed in 2019.[2]
History
changeAccording to Prof. Goti John Budaun city was earlier known as Bedamooth and it is mentioned in an ancient inscription (stone writeup) which is now in Lucknow Museum. At that time this city was known as Panchal. According to a line of that Stone Writeup, there was a village named Bhadaunlak near it.[source?] Budaun was captured by the Ghurids under Muhammad Ghori's general Qutb ud-Din Aibak. Budaun was the capital of the Delhi Sultanate from 1210 to 1217 during the reign of Sultan Iltutmish.
Geographic Location
changeGeographically Budaun city is located near Holy River Ganga, at Lattitude 28 Degree 02 Minute 30 Second East and Longitude 79 Degree 01 Minute 20 Second North on Globe. The length of the district is 144 Km. & Width is 60 Km.
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