| Bhitargaon | |
| Other Name: | Bhītargāon |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.2981°N 80.9725°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: | 13.181 |
| Population Total: | 10841 |
| 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 |
Bhitargaon is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] Located some 14 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters, Bhitargaon consists of several hamlets clustered together by the main Raebareli-Unnao road.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 10,841 people, in 1,976 households.[2] The village has a temple to Anandi Devi.[3] A mela called the Anandi-ka-Mela is also held in her honour[3] annually on Chaitra Badi 8 and Jyaistha Sudi 2. The Anandiganj bazar in Bhitargaon hosts markets twice weekly,[3] on Tuesdays and Fridays. The main trade is in cloth and vegetables.
The 1901 census recorded Bhitargaon's population as 4,198 people, including a Muslim minority of 517.[3] The village was then divided into 10 mahals; 4 of them were held by Janwar zamindars and the rest were held in either imperfect pattidari or joint zamindari tenure by Brahmin, Kayasth, or Janwar landowners.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Bhitargaon as comprising 12 hamlets, with a total population of 4,715 people (2,419 male and 2,296 female), in 944 households and 864 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 3,231 acres and it had a post office and a grain mill at that point.[4] Average attendance of the Anandi-ka-Mela was about 300 and attendance of the twice-weekly market was around 400.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Bhitargaon as having a population of 6,407 people, in 1,224 households, and having an area of 1,307.56 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]