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.
Notable people
Amrendra Pratap Singh Mrigendra Pratap Singh
Demographics
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.
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.
Villages There are 23 villages in Chaugain block, 20 of which are inhabited and 3 of which are uninhabited. 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
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