Bawan is a large village and corresponding community development block in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 10 km west of Hardoi, on the south side of the road to Bazpur-Naktaura and the Sai Ghat. Bawan was historically the seat of a pargana since at least the time of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and it is also the site of a mela held in honour of Darshan Debi on the first Sunday of Bhadon, at a site called the Suraj Kund. The main staple crops here are wheat, rice, and gram. Markets are held on Mondays and Thursdays. As of 2011, the population of Bawan is 13,524, in 2,230 households.
History According to tradition, Bawan was founded by a person named Rajpal before the reign of Rama in Ayodhya. It is said that later, the 11th-century Muslim folk hero Ghazi Sayyid Salar Masud sent a force from Kannauj to conquer Bawan, and that the Muslim soldiers who died in the ensuing battle were buried near the Suraj Kund. Another one of Salar Masud's companions, Makhdum Abdul Qasim, is said to have fasted here for 40 days, and his shrine is still visited on Thursday evenings by people who leave sweetmeats and light small lamps in his memory.
At the turn of the 20th century, Bawan was described as a large village both in population and in physical area, with a population of 3,800 people as of the 1901 census. Of these, 1,021 were Muslim, while the main Hindu caste was the Brahmins. The Darshan Debi mela, which had previously been "of considerable importance", was still observed but its attendance was smaller than it had been in the past. The weekly veneration of Makhdum Abdul Qasim's shrine was also noted, with an attendance of about 200 people at the time. Bawan hosted a market twice per week at the time.
The 1961 census recorded Bawan as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 4,993 (2,704 male and 2,289 female), in 968 households and 703 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,478 acres.
The 1981 census recorded Bawan as having a population of 7,384, in 1,306 households, and covering an area of 992.32 hectares.
Villages Bawan CD block has the following 140 villages:
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Saurangpur 81.6 1,053 Sahijana 128.8 976 Chandrsipur 158.2 429 Mahreypur 300.2 1,922 Deopur 95 435 Virsinghpur 178.1 739 Gadanpur 51 0 Nagara 19.6 0 Mahimapur 77.7 4 Nayagaon 148.3 0 Auhadpur Lala Bhup 157 294 Jilgaon 201.2 979 Shekhpur 166.4 1,295 Sariya Paraspur 168.8 522 Rampur Lalji 182.5 951 Dharampur 45 352 Barsohiya 496.2 4,544 Sonepur 287.4 1,021 Pemapur 66.7 414 Pakari 577 2,454 Mattipur 164.7 1,235 Mitmitpur Naseb 32.7 0 Bajpur Naktaura Naseb 147.6 2,843 Bajpur Naktaura 219.6 0 Dularpur 358.6 2,329 Pakha 108.8 0 Poora 98.9 162 Poora Naseb 60.4 0 Barwan Ahat Mali 41.2 3,996 Barwan Faraj 293.6 0 Barwan Naseb 121.8 0 Ramapur Chhaiya 185.6 1,569 Ramapur Adhaikan 41.3 303 Manimau 81.6 763 Koliya 160.9 818 Mirkapur 67.2 934 Mirkapur Naseb 42.5 0 Behta Gokul 889.7 6,521 Kuvanarpur 193.9 1,129 Behta Dheera 493.8 3,451 Khalifapur Masti 175.4 1,040 Maganpur 151.3 1,155 Udhranpur 141.7 2,071 Sikandarpur 118.4 888 Sahijana 207.7 1,248 Sakaha 525.3 3,964 Gaidhara 176.8 818 Palia 106.6 455 Koilaha 253.2 1,255 Manpur 710 4,880 Mansoorpur 38.4 439 Gadaipur 539.5 2,864 Jatuli 181 1,070 Mubarakpur 78 0 Bheekhpur 333.6 1,877 Dularpur 199.9 1,288 Achauli 55.2 152 Hasnapur 128.6 829 Moosepur 250.8 2,275 Balehra 421.9 2,243 Dabheliya 167.1 568 Aeja 625.5 3,385 Auhadpur Sakara 291.1 2,712 Suherdi 123.2 986 Andhiyar 78.6 196 Baijana 299.3 585 Lagwahi 131.8 764 Lonar 446.7 3,496 Lakhwa 60.8 564 Purori 223.6 1,483 Chndsaura 133.7 175 Kadari 143.5 70 Rampur Jatuli 182.4 481 Nevada 305.2 1,300 Gajhathan 96.4 451 Sakara 1,018.8 5,196 Iqbalpur 105.4 83 Baghuri 106 575 Mirjapur 101 16 Majhigawan 91.9 427 Garhiya Dilla 45.7 405 Govindpur 42.6 554 Dauli 85.1 802 Baghouramal 201.6 1,203 Karanpur 87.9 568 Garhiya Jhabbu 28.9 543 Gangauli 506.5 1,460 Ituariya 104.2 492 Kallan Saryan 68.7 275 Dudhiya 169.3 728 Udaypur 115.3 991 Bakura 195 0 Etoriya 104.8 764 Barela 159.5 828 Mujahidpur 262.2 2,290 Kamalpur 206.2 597 Teriya 164.4 1,564 Jagdishpur 292.7 1,868 Savirpur 153.7 758 Nijampur 239.4 1,225 Samudahar 103.6 0 Bawan (block headquarters) 992.8 13,524 Darveshpur 112.5 527 Biskula 195.5 1,217 Bhithari 721 5,301 Ramapur Raholiya 250.3 1,515 Badruddinpur 185.8 525 Bajehara 245.7 1,138 Barkheriya 13.2 0 Nayagaon 142 1,096 Barkhara 134.2 2,000 Bavnapur 262 1,508 Airla 45.8 0 Husenpur Sahora 262.8 2,184 Sakatpur 228.2 1,623 Majhraeta 547 3,569 Allipur 275.3 1,490 Pusaura 102.4 438 Gulamau 511.6 3,051 Fool Behta 201.3 2,376 Kaurha 1,292.3 9,376 Kakrahi 415.6 2,259 Mendua 405.5 1,666 Mirgwan 119.2 569 Khumaripur 211.3 1,005 Amirta 73.8 473 Kashipur 273.2 2,360 Bannai 187.9 1,402 Sathra 148.2 764 Korriya 746.7 5,738 Behta Sadhai 675.4 4,741 Behti 639.9 3,651 Tatura 784.8 6,290 Mammarpur 83.1 738 Aneg Behta 219.2 690 Naya Gaon Habibpur 446.7 3,470 Rara 634.3 4,107 Maholiya Sheopar 541.2 3,167 Harsinghpur 129.4 1,021 Bharigawan 571 3,441 Mammarpur
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