Civil Lines is a residential neighbourhood in

Budaun Budaun is commonly pronounced Badayun is a city and a seat of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located near the Ganges river in the centre of Western Uttar Pradesh. Budaun was the capital of Delhi Sultanate for four years from 1210 C ...

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. It is one of the various

Civil Lines Civil Lines (archaically White Town) are the residential neighbourhoods developed during the British Raj for its senior civilian officers like Divisional commissioner and District magistrate. These townships were built all over the Indian subconti ...

neighbourhoods developed by the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

for the senior officers in British India. The Budaun Club is also situated in this neighbourhood. Though a residential neighbourhood, commercial buildings can also be seen in the area. The area also has numerous schools, hospitals and shopping areas. The income tax department building is also located in the neighbourhood. It was founded in 1853 when

city was made the headquarter of district replacing

Sahaswan Sahaswan is a city and a municipal board in Budaun district in the Indian state of western Uttar Pradesh. It is also an administrative Block, 0177 is the block code. Demographics According to 2011 Census of India the total area of the Sahaswan ...

Location

Its on the south side of the city, which was even the southern end of the city but now it has population covering it on every side. Old Bypass passes through Civil Lines, and State Highway 43 also passes through it. Railway Station and Old Bus stand is in Civil Lines only. The iconic Indra Chowk is also here. There are many colonies under Civil Lines, and other major landmarks too.

Major landmarks

* District Hospitals * Old Bus Stand * Railway Station * District Jail * Police Lines * Police Lines Athletic Ground

Educational institutions

* New Nightingale Public School * DPS Budaun * BP Sanskrit College * GGIC

Hospitals

* District Hospital * Gandhi Eye Hospital * City Hospital

Recreation and entertainment

* Budaun Club * Bukhara cafe * Coffee Cafe * Ambedkar Park * Hina Bar * Kocktail and Kurries

References

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