Bawan Explained

Bawan
Other Name:Bāwan
Settlement Type:Populated place
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.3955°N 80.0191°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hardoi
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:9.928
Population Total:13524
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

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

History

According to tradition, Bawan was founded by a person named Rajpal before the reign of Rama in Ayodhya.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]

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.[2] Of these, 1,021 were Muslim, while the main Hindu caste was the Brahmins.[2] 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.[2] The weekly veneration of Makhdum Abdul Qasim's shrine was also noted, with an attendance of about 200 people at the time.[2] Bawan hosted a market twice per week at the time.[2]

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.[4]

Villages

Bawan CD block has the following 140 villages:[3]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
81.6 1,053
128.8 976
158.2 429
300.2 1,922
95 435
178.1 739
51 0
19.6 0
77.7 4
148.3 0
157 294
201.2 979
166.4 1,295
168.8 522
182.5 951
45 352
496.2 4,544
287.4 1,021
66.7 414
577 2,454
164.7 1,235
32.7 0
147.6 2,843
219.6 0
358.6 2,329
108.8 0
98.9 162
60.4 0
41.2 3,996
293.6 0
121.8 0
185.6 1,569
41.3 303
81.6 763
160.9 818
67.2 934
42.5 0
889.7 6,521
193.9 1,129
493.8 3,451
175.4 1,040
151.3 1,155
141.7 2,071
118.4 888
207.7 1,248
525.3 3,964
176.8 818
106.6 455
253.2 1,255
710 4,880
38.4 439
539.5 2,864
181 1,070
78 0
333.6 1,877
199.9 1,288
55.2 152
128.6 829
250.8 2,275
421.9 2,243
167.1 568
625.5 3,385
291.1 2,712
123.2 986
78.6 196
299.3 585
131.8 764
446.7 3,496
60.8 564
223.6 1,483
133.7 175
143.5 70
182.4 481
305.2 1,300
96.4 451
1,018.8 5,196
105.4 83
106 575
101 16
91.9 427
45.7 405
42.6 554
85.1 802
201.6 1,203
87.9 568
28.9 543
506.5 1,460
104.2 492
68.7 275
169.3 728
115.3 991
195 0
104.8 764
159.5 828
262.2 2,290
206.2 597
164.4 1,564
292.7 1,868
153.7 758
239.4 1,225
103.6 0
Bawan (block headquarters) 992.8 13,524
112.5 527
195.5 1,217
721 5,301
250.3 1,515
185.8 525
245.7 1,138
13.2 0
142 1,096
134.2 2,000
262 1,508
45.8 0
262.8 2,184
228.2 1,623
547 3,569
275.3 1,490
102.4 438
511.6 3,051
201.3 2,376
1,292.3 9,376
415.6 2,259
405.5 1,666
119.2 569
211.3 1,005
73.8 473
273.2 2,360
187.9 1,402
148.2 764
746.7 5,738
675.4 4,741
639.9 3,651
784.8 6,290
83.1 738
219.2 690
446.7 3,470
634.3 4,107
541.2 3,167
129.4 1,021
571 3,441

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Search WebApp . Search for "Bawan" here .
  2. Book: Nevill . H.R. . Hardoi - A Gazetteer . 1904 . Government Press . Allahabad . 169–72 . 23 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 180–205 . Census 2011 India. 23 May 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi . 1982 . 114–5 . 23 May 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1971 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part X-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi . 1972 . 82–3 . 23 May 2021.
  6. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (36 - Hardoi District) . 1965 . Lucknow . 158, liv-lv of section "Hardoi Tahsil" . 23 May 2021.