Bawan

Coordinates: 27°23′44″N 80°01′09″E / 27.395537°N 80.019089°E / 27.395537; 80.019089
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Bawan
Bāwan
Populated place
Map showing Bawan (#003) in Bawan CD block
Map showing Bawan (#003) in Bawan CD block
Bawan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bawan
Bawan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bawan is located in India
Bawan
Bawan
Bawan (India)
Coordinates: 27°23′44″N 80°01′09″E / 27.395537°N 80.019089°E / 27.395537; 80.019089[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictHardoi
Area
 • Total9.928 km2 (3.833 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total13,524
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Bawan is a large[3] village and corresponding community development block in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 10 km[4] west of Hardoi, on the south side of the road to Bazpur-Naktaura and the Sai Ghat.[3] 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.[3] The main staple crops here are wheat, rice,[5] and gram.[4] Markets are held on Mondays and Thursdays.[4][5] As of 2011, the population of Bawan is 13,524, in 2,230 households.[2]

History[edit]

According to tradition, Bawan was founded by a person named Rajpal before the reign of Rama in Ayodhya.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]

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.[3] Of these, 1,021 were Muslim, while the main Hindu caste was the Brahmins.[3] 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.[3] The weekly veneration of Makhdum Abdul Qasim's shrine was also noted, with an attendance of about 200 people at the time.[3] Bawan hosted a market twice per week at the time.[3]

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.[6] The area of the village was given as 2,478 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Bawan as having a population of 7,384, in 1,306 households, and covering an area of 992.32 hectares.[5]

Villages[edit]

Bawan CD block has the following 140 villages:[2]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Bawan" here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 180–205. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nevill, H.R. (1904). Hardoi - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 169–72. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Census 1971 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part X-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi (PDF). 1972. pp. 82–3. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi (PDF). 1982. pp. 114–5. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (36 - Hardoi District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 158, liv-lv of section "Hardoi Tahsil". Retrieved 23 May 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)