Chaugain, Buxar

Chaugain

Chaugāin
Chaugain Chaugāin
village
	Map of Chaugain in Chaugain block
	Chaugain Location in Buxar, Bihar, India
	Coordinates: 25°28′48″N 84°13′58″E / 25.48006°N 84.23285°E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Area
• Total	7.336 km2 (2.832 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	12,611
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Local	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Chaugain is a village and corresponding community development block in Buxar district of Bihar, India.

As of 2011, the population of Chaugain was 12,611, in 2,124 households, while the total population of Chaugain block was 48,743, in 7,929 households.^[2]

Notable people

Amrendra Pratap Singh
Basant Singh (ex MLA Dumraon and Minister in Rabri Devi govt)
Mrigendra Pratap Singh

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	42,550	—
2011	48,743	+14.6%
Source: 2011 Census of India^[2]

Chaugain is a rural block, with no large urban centres. The sex ratio of the block was 948 as of 2011, with a ratio of 939 in the 0-6 age bracket at the time. Members of scheduled castes made up 16.02% of the block population, and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.61%. The literacy rate of Chaugain block was 69.43%, including 80.89% among men and 57.27% among women.^[2]

Most workers in Chaugain worked in agriculture in 2011, with 29.69% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and a further 55.02% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 2.29% were household industry workers, and the remaining 13.01% were other workers.^[2]

Villages

There are 23 villages in Chaugain block, 20 of which are inhabited and 3 of which are uninhabited.^[2]

Village name	Total land area (hectares)	Population (in 2011)
Nokhpura	171.6	2,700
Reuntiya	81.3	484
Birpur	178.9	1,284
Belahri	207	1,074
Chhotka Dih	105.6	863
Nachap	263	1,938
Puraina	86	517
Parasiya	122.2	0
Dangauli	136	1,437
Ojhabarawan	435.4	3,821
Samusar	89	0
Phaphdar	364	1,662
Chaugain (block headquarters)	733.6	12,611
Masahariya	497.8	2,679
Kherhi	93.9	0
Bhadi	111	349
Mangpa	212	1,407
Thari	254	2,343
Panrepur	258	1,443
Baida	55	995
Murar	540	5,040
Khewali	155	2,800
Amsari	312	3,296

References

^ ^a ^b "Geonames.org. Chaugāin". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 19–20, 23–98, 302–317, 681–82, 730–746. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[Geonames-1] "Geonames.org. Chaugāin". Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[Census_2011-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 19–20, 23–98, 302–317, 681–82, 730–746. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

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