Budaun district | |
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 Location of Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Bareilly |
| Headquarters | Badaun |
| Tehsils | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Badaun,Aonla (partly) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 6 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,234 km2 (1,635 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,127,621 |
| • Density | 738.7/km2 (1,913/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 826,000 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 52.91 per cent |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | SH33, SH43, SH51, SH18,NH 93 |
| Website | https://badaun.nic.in/ |
Budaun district (Hindi pronunciation:[bəd̪aːjũː]; orBuaaun) is one of thedistricts of Uttar Pradesh state ofIndia, with its headquarters in the town ofBadaun. The district is part of theBareilly division, and covers an area of 4,234 km2 (1,635 sq mi). According to legend, Budaun was named after theAhir prince Budh.[1]
After theBritish takeover in 1801, the area was part ofMoradabad district, and parts were transferred toBareilly district in 1805.[2] In October 1823, the district was created out of areas previously in both Moradabad and Bareilly districts, and it was originally called Sahaswan district after its headquarters ofSahaswan.[2] The headquarters was moved to Budaun in 1838.[2] TheEncyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition wrote of Budaun:[3]
A town and district of British India, in theRohilkhand division of theUnited Provinces. The town is near the left bank of theriver Sot. [The population as of] 1901 [was] 39,031. There are ruins of an immense fort and a very handsome mosque of imposing size, crowned with a dome, and built in 1223 in great part from the materials of an ancient Hindu temple. The American Methodist mission maintains several girls' schools, and there is a high school for boys. According to tradition, Badaun was founded about A.D. 905, and an inscription, probably of the 12th century, gives a list of twelveRathor kings reigning at Badaun (called Vodamayuta). The first authentic historical event connected with it, however, was its capture byKutb-ud-din in 1196, after which it became a very important post on the northern frontier of the Delhi empire. In the 13th century two of its governors, Shams-ud-din Altamsh, the builder of the great mosque referred to above, and his sonRukd-ud-din Firoz, attained the imperial throne. In 1571 the town was burnt, and about a hundred years later, underShah Jahan, the seat of the governorship was transferred to Bareilly; after which the importance of Badaun declined.
According to professor Goti John, the city was namedVedamooth (वेदामूथ) on an 11th-century stone inscription which is held at theLucknow Museum. At that time, the region was calledPanchal (पांचाल). According to a line of the inscription, there was a village namedBhadaulak (भदाऊँलक) near the city. Geographically, the city of Badaun is located near theGanges, which the Hindus consider aholy river.[4][1][better source needed]
In 2006, theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Budaun one of the country's 251 special funded cities (out of a total of640).[5] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from theBackward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
The district comprises fivetehsils:Budaun,Bisauli,Bilsi,Dataganj andSahaswan.
There are sixVidhan Sabha constituencies in the district: Bisauli, Sahaswan, Bilsi, Badaun, Shekhupur and Dataganj. While Shekhupur and Dataganj are part of theAonla Lok Sabha constituency, the rest are part of theBadaun Lok Sabha constituency.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 1,026,192 | — |
| 1911 | 1,054,293 | +0.27% |
| 1921 | 975,684 | −0.77% |
| 1931 | 1,010,467 | +0.35% |
| 1941 | 1,162,322 | +1.41% |
| 1951 | 1,251,152 | +0.74% |
| 1961 | 1,411,657 | +1.21% |
| 1971 | 1,645,967 | +1.55% |
| 1981 | 1,971,946 | +1.82% |
| 1991 | 2,448,338 | +2.19% |
| 2001 | 3,069,426 | +2.29% |
| 2011 | 3,681,896 | +1.84% |
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According to the2011 census Budaun district has apopulation of 3,681,896,[7] roughly equal to the nation ofLiberia[8] or the US state ofOklahoma.[9] This gives it a ranking of 71st in India out of640. The district has a population density of 718 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,860/sq mi). Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.96%. Budaun has asex ratio of 859females for every 1000 males and aliteracy rate of 52.91%.
After the formation of Sambhal district and separation of Gunnaur tehsil, the district had a population of 3,127,621 and a sex ratio of 872 females per 1000 males. 593,254 (18.97%) lived in urban areas.Scheduled Castes make up 553,497 (17.70%) of the population.[7]
The major urban areas in the district according to March 2015 estimates areBudaun (population 397,000),Ujhani (124,000),Sahaswan (118,000) andKakrala (85,000).[citation needed]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 76.05% | |||
| Islam | 23.26% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.69% | |||
The vast majority of the population residing in Budaun identifies with either Hinduism or Islam.Sikhs, Christians, andJains also live in the region.[10]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 89.98% of the population of the district spokeHindi and 9.93% spokeUrdu as their first language.[11]
Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
Oklahoma 3,751,351
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