Chausa


Chausa is a village and corresponding community development block in Buxar district, Bihar, India. It is located 11 km west of the district headquarters, Buxar, on the bank of the river Ganga. As of 2011, the population of the village of Chausa was 9,011, in 1,362 households, while the total block population was 103,670, in 15,817 households.
The area is famous as the site of the Battle of Chausa, in which the forces of Sher Shah Suri defeated Mughal emperor Humayun's army in 1539. It was also the site of discovery of the Chausa hoard, a set of 18 ancient Jain.According to the old records of Chausa we get to know that Chausa was established by Sakarwar Rajput of Kamsar region who Adopted Islam in 1500ADs.

Battle of Chausa

The Battle of Chausa took place between Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sher Shah Suri. In this battle Humayun got defeated.

Demographics

Chausa is an entirely rural block, with no major urban centres. The sex ratio of the block in 2011 was 916, lower than the Buxar district ratio of 922. The sex ratio was higher among the 0-6 age group, with 935 females for every 1000 males. Members of scheduled castes constituted 17.31% of the block's population, and members of scheduled tribes made up 1.39%. The literacy rate of the block was 71.27%, slightly above the district rate of 70.14%, with a 22.99% gender literacy gap between men and women. Chausa block also had the highest literacy rate among scheduled castes populations among blocks in Buxar district.

Employment

A majority of workers in Chausa block were employed in agriculture in 2011, with 24.19% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 52.68% being agricultural labourers who worked another person's land for wages. A further 4.72% were household industry workers, and the remaining 18.42% were other workers.

Transport

Chausa possesses permanent pucca roads connected to both national and state highways. The village also has access to railway transport. Direct trains are available from major cities of country. Chausa Railway Station, Barakalan Railway Station are the very nearby railway stations to Chausa. The distance from Buxar Railway station is 11 km and Patna Airport/Railway 138 km and from Varanasi airport 127 km.

Villages

Chausa block contains 82 villages, including Chausa itself. Of these, 57 are inhabited and 25 are uninhabited:
Village nameTotal land area Population
Betbandh930
Sharifpur80161
Nawagawan47640
Sauwanbandh93353
Dhundhani138369
Madanpura130
Jokahi47418
Bahabuddin Chak620
Mahmudpur150
Narbatpur2894,376
Chausa 2689,011
Salarpur730
Chundi5293,609
Kashipur102416
Bechanpurwa257779
Baghelwa151904
Mahdewa1190
Madhopur210
Dharamaghatpur40300
Nyayapur1141,950
Kanak Narayanpur1171,333
Narainapur21744
Akhauripur]912,331
Jalwandei220
Khelafatpur1621,242
Konia170
Banarpur2985,192
Sikraur2704,839
Khorampur1500
Mohanpurwa85401
Kocharhi1022,489
Jagdishpur11447
Sarenja4248,483
Kusrupa1182,051
Tikaitpur420
Ora193904
Pithari1611,030
Burhadih1781,395
Hafizwa530
Rajapur1532,087
Goshainpur1271,555
Kathtar441814
Jalilpur5644,992
Sonpa4424,432
Puraina176284
Isapur55183
Nawar113992
Sauri74699
Paliya1231,683
Kharagpura1101,670
Hinguhi170
Rohinibhavan861,543
Bhilampur1140
Dehri6177,759
Kusahi990
Holartikar53329
Alawalpur840
Balbhaddarpur590
Rampur Khurd610
Rampur4714,356
Bairampur57.90
Mianpur990
Manipur570
Tiwaya237.62,230
Dharampur44634
Debi Dehra101541
Alawalpur5191
Gopalpur29362
Sagra160857
Nikris1681,349
Bhadua580
Bishunpur890
Rasulpur66257
Deuriya181290
Pauni2663,578
Mahuari911,171
Khemrajpur440
Kathgharwa911,161
Husenpur125314
Bahadurpur591,237
Hadipur64453
Narbatpur Taufir 460

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