Agiaon, historically documented as Ugeown (Hindi: अगिआंव) is a Gram Panchayat and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 4,801, in 835 households. The total block population was 148,373, in 23,117 households.
History The earliest mention of this village is found in 1873 in a report on Cholera cases in Shahabad district where 10 cases were report in the village during the Cholera pandemic.
Demographics Agiaon is a rural block with no large urban centres. In 2011, its sex ratio was 920 females to every 1000 males, which was higher than the Bhojpur district average of 907. The sex ratio was higher in the 0-6 age group, with a ratio of 950, which was above the district ratio of 918. Members of scheduled castes made up 16.68% of block residents (compared with the district-wide 15.59%) and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.03% (district-wide 0.51%). The block's literacy rate was 67.90%, which was lower than the district-wide 70.47%. There was a 27.75% gender literacy gap in the block, with 81.15% of men but only 53.40% of women able to read and write (the district-wide gap was 23.71%).
Most of Agiaon block's workforce was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 30.54% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 47.60% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 5.36% were household industry workers, and the remaining 16.50% were other workers. Most workers in the block were men: 37,986 were male and 17,121 were female.
List of villages Agiaon block contains the following 72 villages: (GP = Gram Panchayat)
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Agiaon (GP & block headquarters) 347 4,801 Narayanpur (GP) 586 6,476 Chiraili 90 838 Dilia (GP) 463 4,108 Kashipur Chamari 40 0 Anantpur 72 730 Akurha 98 971 Berath 900 5,137 Ratnarh (GP) 565 4,847 Laharpa 128 1,453 Dumaria 66 1,004 Dhakni 73 1,583 Lasarhi 216 2,627 Bisamhra 43 304 Situhari 367 2,133 Bhaluni 92 1,872 Seothara 72 978 Muradpur 108 1,195 Chhaprapur 225 2,158 Dihra 93 981 Mahpur 49 0 Chansi (GP) 346 3,810 Banauli 270 2,441 Keshwarpur 53 833 Chauria 45 582 Ekauna 91 1,077 Kharainacha 132 1,544 Isarpura 49 714 Poswan (GP) 341 3,490 Ahila 345 2,477 Kheri 202 1,706 Bargaon (GP) 1,248 10,748 Megharia 144 1,278 Kamaria 193 2,004 Kirkiri (GP) 313 4,247 Chipura 47 641 Narainaganj 184 279 Dundhua 27 0 Barhampur Mehdanra 493 3,044 Chilhar 300 4,188 Tara Chak 86 1,748 Karbasin (GP) 433 2,846 Gordiha 90 1,218 Amarpur 86 0 Nadhi 273 3,469 Nonaur (GP) 425 4,691 Muzaffarpur 224 1,450 Madhopur 45 591 Baghi 223 1,724 Sewantha (GP) 213 1,992 Baruna (GP) 342 3,528 Maranpur 743 4,807 Gorpa 176 1,792 Bhikhampur 121 1,724 Kharaich 125 1,212 Bisambharpur 68 1,011 Ranni 150 503 Araila 240 2,762 Bankat 234 1,346 Pauna (GP) 192 5,014 Dhobha 184 1,713 Khaneth 401 1,732 Sauna 128 238 Misraulia 50 757 Narauni 192 1,168 Bhagwanpur 65 1,930 Khopira (GP) 224 3,742 Lahauripur 33 0 Panwar (GP) 234 3,236 Paharpur Khurd 25 427 Rudarpur 21 434 Ekauni 38 269
See also Narayanpur
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