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Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India bordering eastern 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.
In modern times, the historic Battle of Chausa and Battle of Buxar were fought in the vicinity.[1][2][3] Buxar Railway Station lies on Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line. It is approximately 125 km from the state capital of Patna. The local language of Buxar is Bhojpuri.
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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 Hyman's form, Bedsira bathed in the holy pond of Aghsar and worshipped Garushankar. To commemorate this event the spot was called Vyaghrasar and later became Baghsar (The Tiger's pond).[4]
Year
Pop.
±%
11,309
—
10,098
−10.7%
13,449
+33.2%
14,879
+10.6%
18,087
+21.6%
23,068
+27.5%
31,691
+37.4%
42,952
+35.5%
55,753
+29.8%
83,168
+49.2%
102,861
+23.7%
"District Census Handbook Part A - Buxar" (PDF). Census of India. p. 731.
As of 2011 India census,[5] Buxar had a population[6] 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.[7]
Buxar district occupies an area of 1,703 square kilometres.[7]
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.[8]
In addition to the urban settlements of Buxar and Sarimpur, Buxar block encompasses 132 villages. Of these, 97 are inhabited and 35 are uninhabited:[7]
Village name
Total land area (hectares)
Population (in 2011)
764
4,248
Gohuwana
24.7
0
Milki
89.8
0
Lalsagar
17
0
Mathia
48.1
756
215.7
2,312
Pirtampur
88.2
0
Ijribudhan
81.7
379
237
2,159
279.3
2,259
Kudratipur
45.5
642
Jarigawan
115.7
1,408
Larai
46.6
445
Dubauli
36.8
0
Korarwa
34.4
478
Haripur
101.7
1,490
Gobindapur
26.7
1,430
Umarpur
52.7
15
Misraulia
104
1,783
Kamhariya
80.6
907
253.8
3,074
Laropur
13.3
0
Kiratpura
64.7
865
58.8
3,341
80.2
2,275
Belahi
39.6
864
Jagdishpur
28
0
Puliya
98.4
822
127.4
2,034
Dubauli
46.6
242
Gopnuawan
81.4
624
Barka Nuawan
122.6
1,511
Parmanandpur
27.1
0
Thora
66.8
1,339
Thoragangbarar
22.3
0
Bibiganj
68.4
1,370
521.6
10,745
183.7
2,901
Mathia Gurdas
48.8
747
123.9
2,083
Betwa
82
0
Manauwar Chak
41.3
595
227.1
4,817
75.3
3,770
19
2,406
312.4
6,496
Katkaulia
20.6
310
468.6
5,858
259.8
2,432
Panditpur
88.5
1,049
285.7
5,142
377.6
3,242
270
2,833
Parasiya
82.2
1,050
Patelawa
40
350
Shiupur
39.7
0
Suratpur
48
0
Harkishunpur
35.6
1,383
138
4,545
Gogaura
80.9
1,594
Tarapur
15.8
121
Sahupara
31.6
1,291
Parari
149.4
1,372
245
4,277
Darappur
73
948
197
4,599
Sherpur
72
998
Balapur
67.2
642
Dungurpur
18.7
0
Tiwaripur
22.7
865
Dubauli
21.1
29
Gharaipur
28.7
0
106.9
2,145
Garani
52.7
813
495
2,302
Simra
17
69
146.4
4,188
Dudhar Chak
20.6
196
Kharanti
49.8
316
Ramubariya
64.7
1,032
Shankarpur
17.8
0
Paharpur
24.8
65
Bishunpura
24.3
0
Usrauliya
37
0
Balua
30
0
Panrepur
29.8
1,163
Upadhyapur
21.1
905
Kamkarahi
8.8
0
Jagdara
49
1,195
Gobindpur
32
0
Ganauli
66
0
Parari
52.8
714
Nat
39.8
1,615
Umarpur Diara
153.4
1,513
Mungraul
26.6
225
Padumpur
49.4
18
62
2,876
Rampur
21
169
Bhosrampur
20.6
0
123.8
3,069
Desarbuzurg
73
440
Ammadarhi
45.3
861
Kharka
96
70
Marwa
62
337
Jatmahi
13
0
Narayanpur
25.9
0
Dumariya
9.9
0
Kothia
237.6
1,577
Balua
38
0
Belaur
118.6
1,637
Marautiya
101.2
0
Khadra
122.2
0
779.8
6,694
892
3,902
639.8
5,580
1,443.1
9,344
Lachhmanpur
35.6
224
Bhabhuar Milki
23.1
0
Bhabhuar
110.8
1,007
Nuaon
71.6
953
Ramdiha
83.7
617
Nidhua
199
1,411
Pipra
42.4
0
Panditpur
59.1
285
Rahua
29.7
0
Sagrampur
60.2
788
Karauniyan
66
48
Babhani
108
1,383
Majhani Naubarar (Unsurveyed)
369
0
Umarpur Naubarar (Unsurveyed)
70
0
Umarpur Diara (Unsurveyed)
0
0
UmarpurJot MisranBarkaGaon
95.4
0
The total population of these villages is 180,308, in 27,985 households.[7]
Harihar Singh, Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Bhojpuri Poet.
Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Member of Legislative Assembly
Shivnath Singh, Olympic athlete
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Buxar".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151027/jsp/bihar/story_49751.jsp#.WMNcKfnyuM8 Archived 12 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bihar And Orissa Gazetteers Shahabad. p. 163. ISBN 8172681224.
^ "Census of Buxar". Census of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^ Buxar Population, Buxar Population from 2001-2020. "Buxar Population".
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a b c d "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 19–20, 23–98, 681–82, 358–421, 730–746. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "About District/". Buxar. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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