Sahaswan is a city and a municipal board in Budaun district in the Indian state of western Uttar Pradesh.
It is also an administrative
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, 0177 is the block code.
Demographics
According to
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
the total area of the Sahaswan is 422.39 Square KM, total houses in the town are 36,026 and total population is 2,11,087 out of 1,13,625 are males and 97,462 are females.
Etymology
The name Sahaswan is derived from the greatest emperor and the ruler of the entire globe who ruled the world from the kingdom of
Mahishmati
Mahishmati (IAST: Māhiṣmatī) was an ancient city in present-day central India. It was located in present-day Madhya Pradesh, on the banks of Narmada River, although its exact location is uncertain.
It is mentioned in several ancient texts, a ...
namely
Rajrajeshwar Chakravarti Samrat Kartavirya Sahasrarjun Maharaj. The name, Sahaswan, actually derived from the name
"Sahasrarjun" from the whole name., The biggest achievement for Sahaswan is that it has the true gems of the music and a legendary musical Gharana is named after it. "The Rampur Sahaswan Gharana" and Sahaswan has produced many Hindustani musical legends who have brought glory to not only Sahaswan, Uttar Pradesh but India...
Notable people
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Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Ghulam Mustafa Khan, SI ( ur, ڈاکٹر غلام مصطفیٰ خان) (23 September 1912 – 25 September 2005) was a researcher, literary critic, linguist, author, scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics, educationist and religious and ...
- singer who is the only Padmavi bhushan awardee from Budaun.
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Ghulam Sadiq Khan
Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan (22 August 1939 – 15 May 2016) was an Indian classical vocalist. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.
Musical career
He was initiated into music at the age of nine by his father Ustad Ghulam Jafar Khan, who wa ...
- Padmashri Awardee
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Inayat Hussain Khan
Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan (1849–1919) was an Indian classical vocalist, and the founder of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.
Early life
Career
He first married the daughter of Haddu Khan of the Gwalior gharana. His singing style has influences of the ...
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Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan Arman ( ps, ; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and a former captain of the national team. In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers in Austra ...
- Padmashri Awardee
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Omkar Singh Yadav
Omkar Singh Yadav is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represents the Sahaswan constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.
Early life ...
(b 1951), MLA for Sahaswan
References
{{Badaun district
Cities and towns in Budaun district
Blocks in Budaun District