Buxar District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Buxar is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 11 Taluks, 1133 villages and 3 towns in Buxar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Buxar district has 261660 households, population of 1706352 of which 887977 are males and 818375 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 295127 which is 17.3% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Buxar district is around 922 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Buxar district is 58.01% out of which 66.84% males are literate and 48.42% females are literate. The total area of Buxar is 1703 sq.km with population density of 1002 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 90.36% of population lives in Urban area and 9.64% lives in Rural area. There are 14.75% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.57% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Buxar district.

Buxar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1706352100%
Hindu159145493.27%
Muslim1054236.18%
Buddhist50900.3%
Christian21250.12%
Religion not stated18580.11%
Sikh2480.01%
Jain970.01%
Other religions and persuasions570%

Buxar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)21.501681.50
Number of households26483235177
Total Population1644991541853
Population (%)52.82%48.04%
Male Population86891801086
Female Population77608740767
Sex Ratio893925
Literacy (%)67.86%56.96%

List of Taluks in Buxar

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Buxar district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Buxar291189174.031673899
Dumraon 232682196.671183917
Rajpur213534285.01749925
Simri207225176.521174909
Barhampur196070182.951072922
Itarhi170629224.32761937
Nawanagar166534175.22950951
Chausa103670118.70873916
Chaugain4874357.60846948
Chakki4225667.64625937
Kesath 3382044.35763942

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Buxar Population Facts

Number of Households261660
Population1706352
Male Population887977 (52.04%)
Female Population818375 (47.96%)
Children Population295127
Area1703 km2
Population density/km21002
Sex-ratio922
Literacy58.01%
Male Literacy66.84%
Female Literacy48.42%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.57%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %14.75%

Map of Buxar, Bihar