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	'''Chaugain''' is a village and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Buxar district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]].		'''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.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory) \|pages=~~19-20~~, ~~23-98~~, ~~302-317~~, ~~681-82~~, ~~730-746~~ \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html \|website=Census 2011 India\|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>		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.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory) \|pages=19–20, 23–98, 302–317, 681–82, 730–746 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html \|website=Census 2011 India\|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>

	==Notable people==		==Notable people==
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	~~Rao Sahab Kumar Sripati Prasad Singh ("KUMAR SAHAB" Chaugain)~~		<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦--->
			*[[Amrendra Pratap Singh]]
	~~Ranjeet Singh Rana (a popular figure and renowned agriculturist educated in England who played~~ a ~~great role in Green revolution)~~		*[[Mrigendra Pratap Singh]]

	~~Basant Singh (ex MLA Dumraon and Minister~~ in ~~Rabri Devi govt)~~

	[[Amrendra Pratap Singh]]

	~~Arvind Pratap Shahi~~

	[[Mrigendra Pratap Singh]]

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==

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	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.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory) \|pages=19-20, 23-98, 302-317, 681-82, 730-746 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html \|website=Census 2011 India\|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>		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.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory) \|pages=19-20, 23-98, 302-317, 681-82, 730-746 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html \|website=Census 2011 India\|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>

	~~'''~~Notable ~~Persons'''~~		==Notable people==

	Rao Sahab Kumar Sripati Prasad Singh ("KUMAR SAHAB" Chaugain)		Rao Sahab Kumar Sripati Prasad Singh ("KUMAR SAHAB" Chaugain)

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{{short description|village in Bihar, India}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chaugain
| other_name = Chaugāin
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Chaugain block map.png
| map_caption = Map of Chaugain in Chaugain block
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Buxar, Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.48006|N|84.23285|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name="Geonames">{{Cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/1274517/chaugain.html|title=Geonames.org. ''Chaugāin''|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Buxar district|Buxar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 7.336
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="Geonames"/>
| elevation_m = 79
| population_total = 12611
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Local
| demographics1_info2 =[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 802122<ref name="Census 2011"/>
| registration_plate =
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}}

'''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.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=19-20, 23-98, 302-317, 681-82, 730-746 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>

'''Notable Persons'''

Rao Sahab Kumar Sripati Prasad Singh ("KUMAR SAHAB" Chaugain)

Ranjeet Singh Rana (a popular figure and renowned agriculturist educated in England who played a great role in Green revolution)

Basant Singh (ex MLA Dumraon and Minister in Rabri Devi govt)

[[Amrendra Pratap Singh]]

Arvind Pratap Shahi

[[Mrigendra Pratap Singh]]

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = [[2011 Census of India]]<ref name="Census 2011"/>

| 2001 | 42550
| 2011 | 48743
}}
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.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

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.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== Villages ==
There are 23 villages in Chaugain block, 20 of which are inhabited and 3 of which are uninhabited.<ref name="Census 2011"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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, Chaugain|Murar]] || 540 || 5,040
|-
| Khewali || 155 || 2,800
|-
| [[Amsari, Chaugain|Amsari]] || 312 || 3,296
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Buxar district]]