Bhaun or Bhawan (भौन या भवन या बवन या बौन) is a subcaste of Kamboj clan and community found in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and other parts of India. Some of people belongs to this Bhaun or Bhawan subcaste also found in Punjab state of Pakistan. Bhaun or Bhawan falls under 52 gotra (broad division) of Kamboj caste. Bhaun or Bhawan sub-caste alongside other Kamboj / Kamboh people belong to the group of Indo-Aryan peoples.
Etymology: The various variations / derivations for Bhaun or Bhawan are used: Bhaun or Bhawan
References: H Rose, Glossary, Vol III,p 524, Jay Kamboj, Kamboj Sandesh (Punjabi), 1953, S. Harbhajan Singh Momi, Kapurthala, Jat Tribes of Zira p 140/141
भौन या भवन या बवन या बौन आधुनिक काम्बोज जाति का गोत्र / उपजाति है। यह गोत्र काम्बोज जाति के 52 गोत्र (व्यापक विभाजन) के अंतर्गत आता है।