# Buxar District, Bihar – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Bihar 

# Buxar district

Buxar is a district of Bihar, 29th of 38 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,706,352 people** in 11 sub-districts, 3 towns and 1,133 villages; 10% lived in towns. The largest town is [Buxar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/buxar/buxar/) (102,861).

- 1,706,352people (2011)
- 11sub-districts
- 3towns
- 70.1%literacy

## Who lives in Buxar?

Buxar had **1,706,352 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.6% of Bihar's population and 29th of 38 districts of Bihar by population. There were 922 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Bihar figure of 918; 15th of 38 districts of Bihar). Among children under 7 the ratio was 934 girls per 1,000 boys (the Bihar figure is 935). An average household had 6.5 people, against 5.5 across Bihar.

## How literate is Buxar?

70.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Bihar's 61.8%), 6th of 38 districts of Bihar. Men were at 80.7% and women at 58.6% — a gap of 22.1 points (it is 19.7 points across Bihar). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Buxar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/buxar/) (77.4%) and lowest in [Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/) (66.6%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Buxar do for a living?

31.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 16.6%). Of all workers, 20% farmed their own land, 21% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 18% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 39% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 41% of workers here, against 43% across Bihar. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/) (53% of workers in farming) and the least is [Buxar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/buxar/) (26% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 20 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (18%) · **■** Marginal 39 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Buxar

9.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Bihar's 11.3%), 17th of 38 districts of Bihar. The Census counted 3 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Buxar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/buxar/buxar/) with 102,861 people, home to 63% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Buxar

Buxar had 1,133 census villages, 835 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,847 people; 71 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Nainijor](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/nainijor/) (25,004), [Bhojpur Kadim](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/bhojpur-kadim/) (18,243), [Charkhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chakki/charkhi/) (18,167), [Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/simri/) (17,670) and [Bhojpur Jadid](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/bhojpur-jadid/) (17,088).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Buxar district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Buxar district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> BUXAR, or , a town of India, in the district of Shahabad, Bengal, on the south bank of the Ganges, and on the East Indian railway. There is a dismantled fort of small size which was important from its commanding the Ganges. A celebrated victory was gained here on the 23rd of October 1764 by the British forces under Major (afterwards Sir Hector) Munro, over the united armies of Shuja-ud-Dowlah and Kasim Ali Khan. The action raged from 9 o’clock till noon, when the enemy gave way. Pursuit was, however, frustrated by Shuja-ud-Dowlah sacrificing a part of his army to the safety of the remainder. A bridge of boats had been constructed over a stream about 2 m. distant from the field of battle, and this the enemy destroyed before their rear had passed over. Through this act 2000 troops were drowned, or otherwise lost; but destructive as was this proceeding, it was, said Major Munro, “the best piece of generalship Shuja-ud-Dowlah showed that day, because if I had crossed the rivulet with the army, I should either have taken or drowned his whole army in the Karamnasa, and come up with his treasure and jewels, and Kasim Ali Khan’s jewels, which I was informed amounted to between two and three millions.”

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Buxar compared with Bihar

■ Buxar · ■ Bihar

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**935

Working population ****31.5%**

**33.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Buxar

Of every 100 households in Buxar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Buxar · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

Toilet within the home ****25%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

Tap water ****4%**

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

Use banking services ****57%**

Television ****18%**

Mobile phone ****64%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****10%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****20%**

Own their home ****97%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Buxar

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/) 207,225 156 0 

[Chakki](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chakki/) 42,256 18 0 

[Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/) 196,070 104 0 

[Chaugain](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chaugain/) 48,743 23 0 

[Kesath](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/kesath/) 33,820 15 0 

[Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/) 232,682 93 1 

[Buxar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/buxar/) 291,189 132 2 

[Chausa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chausa/) 103,670 82 0 

[Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/) 213,534 236 0 

[Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/) 170,629 167 0 

[Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/) 166,534 107 0 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Buxar

- Buxar · 102,861
- Dumraon · 53,618
- Sarimpur · 8,020

## Largest villages in Buxar

- Nainijor · 25,004
- Bhojpur Kadim · 18,243
- Charkhi · 18,167
- Simri · 17,670
- Bhojpur Jadid · 17,088
- Barhampur · 17,057
- Kesath · 14,843
- Chaugain · 12,611
- Raghunathpur · 11,857
- Baraon · 11,473
- Panrepatti · 10,745
- Itarhi · 10,275
- Dhakaich · 10,144
- Ariyawon · 9,978
- Kuransarae · 9,714
- Mahdah · 9,344
- Chausa · 9,011
- Mathila · 8,823
- Dumri · 8,794
- Rajpur Kalan · 8,643

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Buxar?11: Simri, Chakki, Barhampur, Chaugain, Kesath, Dumraon, Buxar, Chausa, Rajpur, Itarhi, Nawanagar
- What is the population of Buxar district?1,706,352 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Buxar?Buxar