Bhaon
Bhaon
Bhāon | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Bhaon (#495) in Rahi CD block | |
  Bhaon Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′12″N 81°15′49″E / 26.120064°N 81.263746°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,161 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Bhaon is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 9 km[3] south of Rae Bareli, the district headquarters, on the road to Allahabad.[4] It is located on level ground and the soil is very fertile.[4] 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.[4] The main trade is in grain and goats.[5] The village also hosts a mela annually on Asvina Sudi 14–15.[5]
History[edit]
According to legend, Bhaon was founded by Bhawan, the brother of the Bhar chieftain Dal.[4] 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.[4] However, the Jaunpur fort no longer exists.[4] The place was originally given to Burhan-ud-Din Qittal, but it later became part of the Bais Rana of Khajurgaon's landed estates.[4] In the early 19th century, a masonry mosque was built at Bhaon by Sheikh Abdus Samad.[4]
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.[4] The population in 1901 was 1,456 people, including a Muslim minority of 330.[4]
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.[5] The area of the village was given as 940 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5] Average attendance of the Achalganj market was about 500 people and attendance of the annual mela was also about 500 people.[5]
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.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Bhaon" here.
- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 219–43. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 98–9. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 159. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 168–9, 173, xlviii-xlix of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil". Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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