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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Budhni
| other_name = Budni
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Budni Railway Station.jpg
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| image_caption = Budni Railway Station
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.81|N|77.62|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sehore district|Sehore]]
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| founder =
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| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name = [[Ramakant Bhargava]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_m = 311
| population_total = 16808
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|Pincode]]
| postal_code = 466445
| area_code_type = [[Communications in India|STD code]]
| area_code = 07564
| registration_plate = MP-37
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'''Budhni''', also spelled '''Budni''' or '''Budhani''', is a town and a [[Nagar Palika]] in [[Sehore district]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is situated on [[Bhopal]] to [[Hoshangabad|Narmadapuram]] road at a distance of 7 km from Narmadapuram in north direction on the banks of [[Narmada River]].It is also famous for Tractor testing i.e. CFMTTI (Institute under central government or Tractor Nagar.

==History==

Budhni is near the sacred ''siddhpeeth'' of Vindhyavasni Beejasan devi (one of the [[incarnation]] of the [[Hindu]] goddess [[Durga]]) at Salkanpur atop a hill 800 foot high. Thousands of people visit this place everyday climbing more than 1000 steps. Every year a grand fair is held in Salkanpur during [[Navratri]]. It is very old Temple but at present temple renovate by Salkanpur Trust. It is on an 800 foot high hillrock, in the village Salkanpur near Rehti village, 70 km from Bhopal.

Though not quite as striking as [[Sethani ghat]] in Narmadapuram, Budhni Ghat is an important place for swimming and other activities. Of late the town has become famous for an interesting electoral battle for [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) Chief Minister [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] and others.

==Demographics==
{{update after|2022}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Budhni had a population of 16,808. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Budhni has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the nation's average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 63%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Industry==
Budhni has become an important Textile industry center with the establishment of [https://web.archive.org/web/20110621070006/http://www.vardhman.com/about_history.asp Vardhman Industries] and TridentGroup. The Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute is located in Budni. Budhni has become one of the few small towns that have a BPO/Call center. The Rural BPO has been set up by RuralShores Business Services. Local youth are getting trained by RuralShores Skills Academy and provided a job in RuralShores Center in Budhni itself.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cfmtti.dacnet.nic.in/ | title = Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute | access-date = 2012-06-05 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130108084620/http://cfmtti.dacnet.nic.in/ | archive-date = 2013-01-08 }}</ref>

== Transport ==
The [[Budhni railway station]] falls on the [[Bhopal]]-[[Itarsi]] route. Some passenger trains, including the Dadar-Amritsar Express halt here. The town is also served by [[National Highway 69 (India)|NH-69]]. Nearest airport [[Bhopal]].

==See also==
* [[Shahganj, Madhya Pradesh|Shahganj]]
* [[Baktara]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://archive.today/20121218155608/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=3983&parenttype=B&ptype=V List of village panchayats in Budni tehsil]

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