| Basgawan | |
| Other Name: | Basgawān |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.3041°N 81.0108°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.222 |
| Population Total: | 747 |
| 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 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Basgawan is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 13 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 747 people, in 142 households.[2] It has 1 primary school, no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhitargaon.
The 1951 census recorded Basgawan as comprising 1 hamlet, with a population of 265 people (123 male and 142 female), in 51 households and 47 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 573 acres.[3] 7 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Basgawan as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 311 people (164 male and 147 female), in 91 households and 82 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 573 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Basgawan as having a population of 504 people, in 81 households, and having an area of 232.69 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]
The 1991 census recorded Basgawan (as "Basigawan") as having a total population of 510 people (292 male and 218 female), in 89 households and 88 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 223 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 71, or 14% of the total; this group was 51% male (36) and 49% female (35).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 33.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 40% (158 men and 46 women).[6] 149 people were classified as main workers (127 men and 22 women), while 97 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 264 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 124 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 14 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers 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; 0 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 6 in other services.[6]