Budaun

Budaun
City
Bhamashah Chowk, Budaun
Bhamashah Chowk, Budaun
Budaun is located in Uttar Pradesh
Budaun
Budaun
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°03′N 79°07′E / 28.05°N 79.12°E / 28.05; 79.12
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
RegionRohilkhand
DivisionBareilly
DistrictBudaun
Settled905AD (Modern City), 220BC (Ancient City)
Named forPrince Budh
Government
 • BodyBudaun Municipal Council
 • ChairmanFatma Raza
 • MPAditya Yadav
 • MLAMahesh Chandra Gupta
Area
 • Total81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total159,221
 • Rank17
 • Density5,489/km2 (14,220/sq mi)
DemonymBadayuni
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
243601
Telephone code05832
ISO 3166 codeIN-UP-BD
Vehicle registrationUP-24
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Sex ratio907 female/1000 male
Literacy73.00%
Civic agencyBudaun Development Authority
Governing bodyGovernment of UP
Government of India
ClimateHS-TH (Köppen)
Precipitation843 millimetres (33.2 in)
Avg. annual temperature27.5 °C (81.5 °F)
Avg. summer temperature39.8 °C (103.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature11.5 °C (52.7 °F)
Websitewww.badaun.nic.in
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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2011census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Budaun District : Census 2011 data". Indian Census 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Nic Budaun Welcomes You". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. ^ World Population Review. "Population of Cities in India 2023".
  5. ^ "Distance between New Delhi and Badaun, New Delhi to Badaun Distance".