Bhaon

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]