| Bhaon | |
| Other Name: | Bhāon |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.1201°N 81.2637°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: | 3.85 |
| Population Total: | 4161 |
| 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 |
Bhaon is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 9 km south of Rae Bareli, the district headquarters, on the road to Allahabad.[3] It is located on level ground and the soil is very fertile.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 4,161 people, in 758 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.[2]
Bhaon hosts markets twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, at the Achalganj bazar.[3] The main trade is in grain and goats. The village also hosts a mela annually on Asvina Sudi 14–15.
According to legend, Bhaon was founded by Bhawan, the brother of the Bhar chieftain Dal.[3] The Bhars had a fort in the town which was demolished in 820 AH by Ibrahim Shah of the Jaunpur Sultanate, who then built a new masonry fort on the site.[3] However, the Jaunpur fort no longer exists.[3] The place was originally given to Burhan-ud-Din Qittal, but it later became part of the Bais Rana of Khajurgaon's landed estates.[3] In the early 19th century, a masonry mosque was built at Bhaon by Sheikh Abdus Samad.[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Bhaon was described as being surrounded by orchards; it was no longer an important centre, and the old Jaunpur fort no longer existed at that point.[3] The population in 1901 was 1,456 people, including a Muslim minority of 330.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Bhaon as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 1,599 people (816 male and 783 female), in 346 households and 313 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 940 acres and it had a post office at that point.[4] Average attendance of the Achalganj market was about 500 people and attendance of the annual mela was also about 500 people.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Bhaon (as "Bhaonw") as having a population of 2,148 people, in 426 households, and having an area of 384.87 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]