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
The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' ( fa, ) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language. It for ...
as a
pargana
Pargana ( bn, পরগনা, , hi, परगना, ur, پرگنہ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each ...
under the
sarkar of
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti.
Saharanpur is declared as on ...
, producing a revenue of 3,698,041
dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 300
infantry and 40
cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...
.
Notable residents
*
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
References
External links
"Budhana"at Our Village India
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Cities and towns in Muzaffarnagar district