| Barawan | |
| Other Name: | Barāwān |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.0902°N 81.5279°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country India |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.871 |
| Population Total: | 1391 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 229307 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Barawan is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 9 km from Salon, the tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, Barawan has a population of 1,391 people, in 270 households.[2] It has one primary school but no healthcare facilities.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bara.
The 1951 census recorded Barawan as comprising 5 hamlets, with a population of 522 people (269 male and 253 female), in 127 households and 112 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 702 acres.[3] 8 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Barawan as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 620 people (322 male and 298 female), in 128 households and 112 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 702 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Barawan as having a population of 837 people, in 188 households, and having an area of 290.56 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]
The 1991 census recorded Barawan as having a total population of 946 people (488 male and 458 female), in 204 households and 204 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 240 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 192, or 20.3% of the total; this group was 52% male (99) and 48% female (93).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 21.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (146 men and 31 women).[6] 325 people were classified as main workers (250 men and 75 women), while 192 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 429 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 102 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 213 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 3 in other services.[6]