Budaun | |
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City | |
 Bhamashah Chowk, Budaun | |
  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) |
| Named for | Prince Budh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Budaun Municipal Council |
| • Chairman | Fatma Raza |
| • MP | Aditya Yadav |
| • MLA | Mahesh Chandra Gupta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 159,221 |
| • Rank | 17 |
| • Density | 5,489/km2 (14,220/sq mi) |
| 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 | www |
| Also known as 'City of Saints' or 'Madinat ul Awliya', famous for its Pedas, 'Mentha City' of India. | |
Budaun (romanised: Badāʾūn or Badāyūn, pronounced bədaːjuː) is a medieval city and headquarters of Budaun district,[2] in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located about a mile east of the Sot river, and 27 km north of the Ganges,[3] in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 159,221, which is projected at 161,555 at present.[4] Budaun rose to historical importance as the capital of the Delhi Sultanate for four years from 1210 CE to 1214 CE during the reign of Sultan Iltutmish. It was the most important post of Northern Frontier during Mughal reign. Budaun is a big market, historically famous and religiously important city. Budaun is 230 km south-east of New Delhi and 245 km north-west of Lucknow, both taking about 6 hours by road.[5]
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- ^ "Nic Budaun Welcomes You". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ World Population Review. "Population of Cities in India 2023".
- ^ "Distance between New Delhi and Badaun, New Delhi to Badaun Distance".