Buxar

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Buxar district.

Buxar
Mini Kashi
City
Ganges river at Buxar, Buxar Bridge, Buxar Railway Station
Map of Buxar in Buxar block
Map of Buxar in Buxar block
Buxar is located in Bihar
Buxar
Buxar
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°33′38″N 83°58′50″E / 25.56049°N 83.98054°E / 25.56049; 83.98054
Country India
State Bihar
DistrictBuxar
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
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802101 (Buxar)[1]
Telephone code06183
Vehicle registrationBR-44
Websitebuxar.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.

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

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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 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

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Historical populations
YearPop.±%
191111,309—    
192110,098−10.7%
193113,449+33.2%
194114,879+10.6%
195118,087+21.6%
196123,068+27.5%
197131,691+37.4%
198142,952+35.5%
199155,753+29.8%
200183,168+49.2%
2011102,861+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

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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

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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 name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Indour 157.8 1892
Kukurha 863.6 2,978
Karhansi 764 4,248
Gohuwana 24.7 0
Milki 89.8 0
Lalsagar 17 0
Mathia 48.1 756
Ijrisiram 215.7 2,312
Pirtampur 88.2 0
Ijribudhan 81.7 379
Karhansi 237 2,159
Rakasi Chak 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
Govindapur 26.7 1,430
Umarpur 52.7 15
Misraulia 104 1,783
Kamhariya 80.6 907
Kamarpur 253.8 3,074
Laropur 13.3 0
Kiratpura 64.7 865
Lachhmipur 58.8 3,341
Baluwa 80.2 2,275
Belahi 39.6 864
Jagdishpur 28 0
Puliya 98.4 822
Chhotka Nuawan 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
Panrepatti 521.6 10,745
Misraulia 183.7 2,901
Mathia Gurdas 48.8 747
Lalganj 123.9 2,083
Betwa 82 0
Manauwar Chak 41.3 595
Jaso 227.1 4,817
Sohani Patti 75.3 3,770
Niranjanpur 19 2,406
Ahirauli 312.4 6,496
Katkaulia 20.6 310
Nadaon 468.6 5,858
Sondhila 259.8 2,432
Panditpur 88.5 1,049
Jagdishpur 285.7 5,142
Kulhariya 377.6 3,242
Karhansi 270 2,833
Parasiya 82.2 1,050
Patelawa 40 350
Shiupur 39.7 0
Suratpur 48 0
Harkishunpur 35.6 1,383
Dalsagar 138 4,545
Gogaura 80.9 1,594
Tarapur 15.8 121
Sahupara 31.6 1,291
Parari 149.4 1,372
Churamanpur 245 4,277
Darappur 73 948
Arjunpur 197 4,599
Sherpur 72 998
Balapur 67.2 642
Dungurpur 18.7 0
Tiwaripur 22.7 865
Dubauli 21.1 29
Ekauna 56.1 2959
Gharaipur 28.7 0
Dahiwar 106.9 2,145
Garani 52.7 813
Majharia 495 2,302
Simra 17 69
Khutaha 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
Misrauliya 62 2,876
Rampur 21 169
Bhosrampur 20.6 0
Sonbarsa 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
Baruna 779.8 6,694
Basauli 892 3,902
Boksa 639.8 5,580
Mahdah 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.[8]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Buxar".
  1. ^ "Pin Codes of Buxar, Bihar, India, Buxar Pincode Search". indiapincodes.net.
  2. ^ "Battle of Buxar : Venue, Date, Reasons, Winner, Loser, Aftermath, Significance". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Battle of Buxar | Summary | Britannica". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "The new battles of Buxar". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017.
  5. ^ O'Malley, L. S. S. Bihar And Orissa Gazetteers Shahabad. p. 163. ISBN 8172681224.
  6. ^ "Census of Buxar". Census of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. ^ Buxar Population, Buxar Population from 2001-2020. "Buxar Population".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b c "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.
  9. ^ "About District/". Buxar. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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