# Chaugain Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Chaugain

Chaugain is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,175 people in 493 households**, the 9th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 3,175people (2011)
- 493households
- 63.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Chaugain PIN code and other codes

Chaugain falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBihargain
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255931

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chaugain from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chaugain?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chaugain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sher Ghati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chaugain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chaugain

Of every 100 households in Chaugain in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaugain · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chaugain?

■ Chaugain · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**985

Working population ****26.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 51.1% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 170 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (50%) · **■** Other work 149 (18%) · **■** Marginal 95 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Banke Bazar

- Parsawan Khurd3,920 people
- Saifganj3,893 people
- Juri3,499 people
- Barheta3,438 people
- Dumranwan2,776 people
- Bihargain2,746 people
- Roshanganj2,711 people
- Dongila2,162 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaugain from Gaya?52 km by road
- What is the population of Chaugain?3,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaugain in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaugain?63.6% (Census 2011)