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Chaugain, Buxar

Coordinates: 25°28′48″N 84°13′58″E / 25.48006°N 84.23285°E / 25.48006; 84.23285
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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°28′48″N 84°13′58″E / 25.48006°N 84.23285°E / 25.48006; 84.23285[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictBuxar
Area
 • Total7.336 km2 (2.832 sq mi)
Elevation79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total12,611
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • LocalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+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

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Demographics

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Chaugāin". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  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.