Chaugain, Buxar

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

Chaugain
Chaugāin
village
Map of Chaugain in Chaugain block
Map of Chaugain in Chaugain block
Chaugain is located in Bihar
Chaugain
Chaugain
Location in Buxar, Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25.48006°N 84.23285°E / 25.48006; 84.23285[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictBuxar
Area
[2]
 • Total7.336 km2 (2.832 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total12,611
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • LocalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+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

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
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)
Nokhpura171.62,700
Reuntiya81.3484
Birpur178.91,284
Belahri2071,074
Chhotka Dih105.6863
Nachap2631,938
Puraina86517
Parasiya122.20
Dangauli1361,437
Ojhabarawan435.43,821
Samusar890
Phaphdar3641,662
Chaugain (block headquarters)733.612,611
Masahariya497.82,679
Kherhi93.90
Bhadi111349
Mangpa2121,407
Thari2542,343
Panrepur2581,443
Baida55995
Murar5405,040
Khewali1552,800
Amsari3123,296

References
  1. "Geonames.org. Chaugāin". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. "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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