Bawana is a census town founded by two Gaur Brahmins Kala and Thukrai in the North West district of Delhi, India. It houses the Bawana Fortress of Zail, a Zail headquarter built by the Chief of the Bawana Zail, which was one of the four Zails of Delhi during British Raj along with Zails of Mehrauli, Dilli, and Najafgarh.