Buxar
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Buxar | |
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City | |
Ganges river at Buxar, Buxar Bridge , Buxar Railway Station | |
Map of Buxar in Buxar block | |
Buxar Location in Bihar, India | |
Coordinates: 25°33′38″N 83°58′50″E / 25.56049°N 83.98054°ECoordinates: 25°33′38″N 83°58′50″E / 25.56049°N 83.98054°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Buxar |
Established | 1480 |
Incorporated | 1991[citation needed] |
Founded by | Todar Rao & Domar Rao[citation needed] |
Area | |
• Total | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 102,861 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Native | Bhojpuri Language |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 802101 |
Telephone code | 06183 |
Vehicle registration | BR-44 |
Website | buxar |
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 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.
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 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]
Demography[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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,[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]
Geography[]
Buxar district occupies an area of 1,703 square kilometres.[7]
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.[8]
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:[7]
Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) |
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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 |
(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]
Notable people[]
- Harihar Singh, Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Bhojpuri Poet.
- Bismillah Khan
- Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shivnath Singh, Olympic athlete
See also[]
- Buxar district
- List of cities in Bihar
- George William Ziemann's missionary work in Buxar
References[]
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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- ^ 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".
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- Cities and towns in Buxar district