Agiaon


Agiaon, historically documented as Ugeown is a Gram Panchayat and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur [district, India|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 and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.03%. 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.
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:
Village nameTotal land area Population
Agiaon 3474,801
Narayanpur 5866,476
Chiraili90838
Dilia 4634,108
Kashipur Chamari400
Anantpur72730
Akurha98971
Berath9005,137
Ratnarh 5654,847
Laharpa1281,453
Dumaria661,004
Dhakni731,583
Lasarhi2162,627
Bisamhra43304
Situhari3672,133
Bhaluni921,872
Seothara72978
Muradpur1081,195
Chhaprapur2252,158
Dihra93981
Mahpur490
Chansi 3463,810
Banauli2702,441
Keshwarpur53833
Chauria45582
Ekauna911,077
Kharainacha1321,544
Isarpura49714
Poswan 3413,490
Ahila3452,477
Kheri2021,706
Bargaon 1,24810,748
Megharia1441,278
Kamaria1932,004
Kirkiri 3134,247
Chipura47641
Narainaganj184279
Dundhua270
Barhampur Mehdanra4933,044
Chilhar3004,188
Tara Chak861,748
Karbasin 4332,846
Gordiha901,218
Amarpur860
Nadhi2733,469
Nonaur 4254,691
Muzaffarpur2241,450
Madhopur45591
Baghi2231,724
Sewantha 2131,992
Baruna 3423,528
Maranpur7434,807
Gorpa1761,792
Bhikhampur1211,724
Kharaich1251,212
Bisambharpur681,011
Ranni150503
Araila2402,762
Bankat2341,346
Pauna 1925,014
Dhobha1841,713
Khaneth4011,732
Sauna128238
Misraulia50757
Narauni1921,168
Bhagwanpur651,930
Khopira 2243,742
Lahauripur330
Panwar 2343,236
Paharpur Khurd25427
Rudarpur21434
Ekauni38269