Buxar

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Ganges river at Buxar, Buxar Bridge, Buxar Railway Station
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Buxar
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°33′38″N83°58′50″E / 25.56049°N 83.98054°E / 25.56049; 83.98054
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
District Buxar
Established1480
Incorporated1991 [ citation needed ]
Founded byTodar & Domar Rao[ citation needed ]
Area
 • Total6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total102,861
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Regional Bhojpuri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802101 (Buxar) [1]
Telephone code06183
Vehicle registration BR-44
Website buxar.bih.nic.in

Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India, sharing border with Balia and Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development block of Buxar, which also contains the census town of Sarimpur along with 132 rural villages.

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The historic Battle of Chausa and Battle of Buxar were fought in this vicinity. [2] [3] [4] Buxar Railway Station lies on Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line in the zone of eastern central Indian railway. It is approximately 125 km from the state capital of Patna. Bhojpuri is the widely spoken language in Buxar.

Typonym

According to local traditions, the name Buxar is derived from a lake in the town named Aghsar (effacer of Sin), which in course of time became Baghsar and took the present form that is Buxar. Another vedic legend states that, a sage or rishi named Besira transformed himself to take the look of a Tiger to frighten Durvasa rishi, and doomed by him to retain the form of Tiger forever. In order to restore his Human's form, Bedsira bathed in the holy pond of Aghsar and worshipped Gaurishankar. To commemorate this event the spot was called Vyaghrasar and later became Baghsar (The Tiger's pond). [5]

Demography

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
1911 11,309—    
1921 10,098−10.7%
1931 13,449+33.2%
1941 14,879+10.6%
1951 18,087+21.6%
1961 23,068+27.5%
1971 31,691+37.4%
1981 42,952+35.5%
1991 55,753+29.8%
2001 83,168+49.2%
2011 102,861+23.7%
"District Census Handbook Part A - Buxar" (PDF). Census of India. p. 731.

As of 2011 India census, [6] Buxar had a population [7] of 102,861. Males constitute 52.65% of the population and females 47.35%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The 2011 census recorded the city of Buxar as having a literacy rate of 83.82%, with an 11.24% gap between male literacy (89.13%) and female literacy (77.89%). The whole of Buxar district had a literacy rate of 70.14%, with Buxar block (comprising both rural and urban areas) had a literacy rate of 77.45%, the highest in the district. [8]

Economy

Buxar is an important regional commercial and trade hub, with connections via road and rail along with river transport on the Ganges. Along with Dumraon, Buxar is one of the main centres for trade and industry in the district. Soap and furniture are manufactured in both cities. Major exports from Buxar include rice, paddy, gur, mango, vegetables, fish, and jail-related manufactured goods. Major imports include engineering goods and medicine. [9]

Villages

In addition to the urban settlements of Buxar and Sarimpur, Buxar block encompasses 132 villages. Of these, 97 are inhabited and 35 are uninhabited: [8]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Indour157.81892
Kukurha863.62,978
Karhansi 7644,248
Gohuwana24.70
Milki89.80
Lalsagar170
Mathia48.1756
Ijrisiram 215.72,312
Pirtampur88.20
Ijribudhan81.7379
Karhansi 2372,159
Rakasi Chak 279.32,259
Kudratipur45.5642
Jarigawan115.71,408
Larai46.6445
Dubauli36.80
Korarwa34.4478
Haripur101.71,490
Govindapur26.71,430
Umarpur52.715
Misraulia1041,783
Kamhariya80.6907
Kamarpur 253.83,074
Laropur13.30
Kiratpura64.7865
Lachhmipur 58.83,341
Baluwa 80.22,275
Belahi39.6864
Jagdishpur280
Puliya98.4822
Chhotka Nuawan 127.42,034
Dubauli46.6242
Gopnuawan81.4624
Barka Nuawan122.61,511
Parmanandpur27.10
Thora66.81,339
Thoragangbarar22.30
Bibiganj68.41,370
Panrepatti 521.610,745
Misraulia 183.72,901
Mathia Gurdas48.8747
Lalganj 123.92,083
Betwa820
Manauwar Chak41.3595
Jaso 227.14,817
Sohani Patti 75.33,770
Niranjanpur 192,406
Ahirauli 312.46,496
Katkaulia20.6310
Nadaon 468.65,858
Sondhila 259.82,432
Panditpur88.51,049
Jagdishpur 285.75,142
Kulhariya 377.63,242
Karhansi 2702,833
Parasiya82.21,050
Patelawa40350
Shiupur39.70
Suratpur480
Harkishunpur35.61,383
Dalsagar 1384,545
Gogaura80.91,594
Tarapur15.8121
Sahupara31.61,291
Parari149.41,372
Churamanpur 2454,277
Darappur73948
Arjunpur 1974,599
Sherpur72998
Balapur67.2642
Dungurpur18.70
Tiwaripur22.7865
Dubauli21.129
Ekauna56.12959
Gharaipur28.70
Dahiwar 106.92,145
Garani52.7813
Majharia 4952,302
Simra1769
Khutaha 146.44,188
Dudhar Chak20.6196
Kharanti49.8316
Ramubariya64.71,032
Shankarpur17.80
Paharpur24.865
Bishunpura24.30
Usrauliya370
Balua300
Panrepur29.81,163
Upadhyapur21.1905
Kamkarahi8.80
Jagdara491,195
Gobindpur320
Ganauli660
Parari52.8714
Nat39.81,615
Umarpur Diara153.41,513
Mungraul26.6225
Padumpur49.418
Misrauliya 622,876
Rampur21169
Bhosrampur20.60
Sonbarsa 123.83,069
Desarbuzurg73440
Ammadarhi45.3861
Kharka9670
Marwa62337
Jatmahi130
Narayanpur25.90
Dumariya9.90
Kothia237.61,577
Balua380
Belaur118.61,637
Marautiya101.20
Khadra122.20
Baruna 779.86,694
Basauli 8923,902
Boksa 639.85,580
Mahdah 1,443.19,344
Lachhmanpur35.6224
Bhabhuar Milki23.10
Bhabhuar110.81,007
Nuaon71.6953
Ramdiha83.7617
Nidhua1991,411
Pipra42.40
Panditpur59.1285
Rahua29.70
Sagrampur60.2788
Karauniyan6648
Babhani1081,383
Majhani Naubarar (Unsurveyed)3690
Umarpur Naubarar (Unsurveyed)700
Umarpur Diara (Unsurveyed)00
UmarpurJot MisranBarkaGaon95.40

The total population of these villages is 180,308, in 27,985 households. [8]

Notable people

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