Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
Budhana | |
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Town | |
BudhanaLocation in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaShow map of Uttar PradeshBudhanaBudhana (India)Show map of India | |
Coordinates: 29°17′N 77°28′E / 29.28°N 77.47°E / 29.28; 77.47 | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Muzaffarnagar |
Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 82,439 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 251309 |
Telephone code | 01392 |
Vehicle registration | UP-12 |
Budhana is a town, block, tehsil, nagar panchayat, and one of the constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census, the town of Budhana had a population of 32,950. Males constitute 53% (17,416) of the population and females 47% (15,534). Budhana has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5% with a male literacy rate of 57% and a female literacy rate of 40%. More than 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The total population of Budhana tehsil is 430,700 with 229,877 males and 200,823 females.
History
Budhana is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under the sarkar of Saharanpur, producing a revenue of 3,698,041 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 300 infantry and 40 cavalry.
Temples
Jain Temples
1. Shri 1008 Chandraprabhu Digamber Jain Mandir
2. Shri 1008 Parashvanath Digambar Jain Mandir
Notable people
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Atikur Rahman,
- Puja Tomar
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak; Jarrett (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 291. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- "Star banna boring lagta hai, says 'Gangs of Wasseypur' actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui". CNN-IBN. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- "When the commitment to social change is a provocation for an increasingly repressive State: A profile of Atikur Rahman – The Polis Project". Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
- "Budhana" at Census India