Chaugain is a village and corresponding community development block in Buxar district of Bihar, India.
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[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Buxar |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.336 km2 (2.832 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 12,611 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Local | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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
edit- Amrendra Pratap Singh
- Basant Singh (ex MLA Dumraon and Minister in Rabri Devi govt)
- Mrigendra Pratap Singh
Demographics
edit| 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
editThere 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 |