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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Buxar district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Buxar
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| settlement_type = City
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| image_caption = Ganges river at Buxar, Buxar Bridge , Buxar Railway Station
| image_map = Buxar block map.png
| map_caption = Map of Buxar in Buxar block
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Buxar district|Buxar]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1480
| founder = Todar Rao & Domar Rao{{cn|date=June 2021}}
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 6.2
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| elevation_m = 55
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_total = 102861
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]
| demographics1_title3 = Native
| demographics1_info3 = [[Bhojpuri Language]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 802101
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06183
| registration_plate = BR-44
| website = {{URL|buxar.bih.nic.in}}
| established_date1 = 1991 {{cn|date=June 2021}}
| established_title1 = Incorporated
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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. It's also popular as Mini Kashi. Buxar is also called the city of Maharishi Vishwamitra and the site of education of Lord Ram. This city has had a great religious cultural and historical significance since time immemorial. In modern times, the historic [[Battle of Chausa]] and [[Battle of Buxar]] were fought in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/history/battles/battle-of-buxar.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-03-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312060539/http://www.mapsofindia.com/history/battles/battle-of-buxar.html |archive-date=12 March 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Baksar |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-03-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312134819/https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Baksar |archive-date=12 March 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151027/jsp/bihar/story_49751.jsp#.WMNcKfnyuM8 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312062758/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151027/jsp/bihar/story_49751.jsp |date=12 March 2017 }}</ref> 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).<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite book|title=Bihar And Orissa Gazetteers Shahabad|isbn=8172681224|pages=163}}</ref>

==Demography==
{{Historical populations
| title = Historical populations
|align = right
| footnote = {{cite web|title=District Census Handbook Part A - Buxar|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/10/1030_PART_A_DCHB_BUXAR.pdf|page=731|publisher=Census of India}}
|[[1911 Census of India|1911]]|11309
|[[1921 Census of India|1921]]|10098
|[[1931 Census of India|1931]]|13449
|[[1941 Census of India|1941]]|14879
|[[1951 Census of India|1951]]|18087
|[[1961 Census of India|1961]]|23068
|[[1971 Census of India|1971]]|31691
|[[1981 Census of India|1981]]|42952
|[[1991 Census of India|1991]]|55753
|[[2001 Census of India|2001]]|83168
|[[2011 Census of India|2011]]|102861
}}
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref name="facts">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/District_Master.aspx?state_code=10/ |title=Census of Buxar |publisher=Census of India |access-date=9 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211232450/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/District_Master.aspx?state_code=10%2F |archive-date=11 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Buxar had a population<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buxar Population|first=Buxar Population from 2001-2020|title=Buxar Population|url=https://realsubtitle.com/buxar-population/}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Geography==
Buxar district occupies an area of 1,703 square kilometres.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=19–20, 23–98, 681–82, 358–421, 730–746 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref>

==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 (unmilled rice)|paddy]], [[jaggery|gur]], [[mango]], vegetables, fish, and [[jail]]-related manufactured goods. Major imports include engineering goods and medicine.<ref name="buxar.nic.in">{{cite web |title=About District/ |website=Buxar |publisher=National Informatics Centre |url=https://buxar.nic.in/about-district |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

==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:<ref name="Census 2011"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Karhansi, Buxar|Karhansi]] || 764 || 4,248
|-
| Gohuwana || 24.7 || 0
|-
| Milki || 89.8 || 0
|-
| Lalsagar || 17 || 0
|-
| Mathia || 48.1 || 756
|-
| [[Ijrisiram, Buxar|Ijrisiram]] || 215.7 || 2,312
|-
| Pirtampur || 88.2 || 0
|-
| Ijribudhan || 81.7 || 379
|-
| [[Hukaha, Buxar|Karhansi]] || 237 || 2,159
|-
| [[Rahasi Chak, Buxar|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
|-
| Gobindapur || 26.7 || 1,430
|-
| Umarpur || 52.7 || 15
|-
| Misraulia || 104 || 1,783
|-
| Kamhariya || 80.6 || 907
|-
| [[Kamarpur, Buxar|Kamarpur]] || 253.8 || 3,074
|-
| Laropur || 13.3 || 0
|-
| Kiratpura || 64.7 || 865
|-
| [[Lachhmipur, Buxar|Lachhmipur]] || 58.8 || 3,341
|-
| [[Baluwa, Buxar|Baluwa]] || 80.2 || 2,275
|-
| Belahi || 39.6 || 864
|-
| Jagdishpur || 28 || 0
|-
| Puliya || 98.4 || 822
|-
| [[Chhotka Nuawan, Buxar|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, Buxar|Panrepatti]] || 521.6 || 10,745
|-
| [[Misraulia, Buxar|Misraulia]] || 183.7 || 2,901
|-
| Mathia Gurdas || 48.8 || 747
|-
| [[Lalganj, Buxar|Lalganj]] || 123.9 || 2,083
|-
| Betwa || 82 || 0
|-
| Manauwar Chak || 41.3 || 595
|-
| [[Jaso, Buxar|Jaso]] || 227.1 || 4,817
|-
| [[Sohani Patti, Buxar|Sohani Patti]] || 75.3 || 3,770
|-
| [[Niranjanpur, Buxar|Niranjanpur]] || 19 || 2,406
|-
| [[Ahirauli, Buxar|Ahirauli]] || 312.4 || 6,496
|-
| Katkaulia || 20.6 || 310
|-
| [[Nadaon, Buxar|Nadaon]] || 468.6 || 5,858
|-
| [[Sondhila, Buxar|Sondhila]] || 259.8 || 2,432
|-
| Panditpur || 88.5 || 1,049
|-
| [[Jagdishpur, Buxar|Jagdishpur]] || 285.7 || 5,142
|-
| [[Kulhariya, Buxar|Kulhariya]] || 377.6 || 3,242
|-
| [[Bhatauliya, Buxar|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, Buxar|Dalsagar]] || 138 || 4,545
|-
| Gogaura || 80.9 || 1,594
|-
| Tarapur || 15.8 || 121
|-
| Sahupara || 31.6 || 1,291
|-
| Parari || 149.4 || 1,372
|-
| [[Churamanpur, Buxar|Churamanpur]] || 245 || 4,277
|-
| Darappur || 73 || 948
|-
| [[Arjunpur, Buxar|Arjunpur]] || 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
|-
| [[Dahiwar, Buxar|Dahiwar]] || 106.9 || 2,145
|-
| Garani || 52.7 || 813
|-
| [[Majharia, Buxar|Majharia]] || 495 || 2,302
|-
| Simra || 17 || 69
|-
| [[Khutaha, Buxar|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, Buxar|Misrauliya]] || 62 || 2,876
|-
| Rampur || 21 || 169
|-
| Bhosrampur || 20.6 || 0
|-
| [[Sonbarsa, Buxar|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, Buxar|Baruna]] || 779.8 || 6,694
|-
| [[Basauli, Buxar|Basauli]] || 892 || 3,902
|-
| [[Boksa, Buxar|Boksa]] || 639.8 || 5,580
|-
| [[Mahdah, Buxar|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.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Notable people==
* [[Harihar Singh]], Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Bhojpuri Poet.
* [[Bismillah Khan]]
* [[Sanjay Kumar Tiwari]], Member of Legislative Assembly

==See also==
* [[Buxar district]]
* [[List of cities in Bihar]]
* [[George William Ziemann|George William Ziemann's missionary work in Buxar]]

==References==
{{EB1911 poster|Buxar}}

{{Reflist}}

{{Patna Division}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Buxar district]]

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