The 1951 census recorded Bhawanshahpur (as "Bhawan Shahpur") as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 472 people (240 male and 232 female), in 193 households and 175 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 335 acres. 95 residents were literate, all male. The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Gauriganj .
