Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India bordering Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the

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of Buxar, which also contains the

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of Sarimpur along with 132 rural villages. In modern times, the historic Battle of Chausa and

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were fought in the vicinity. Buxar Railway Station lies on

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of Howrah–Delhi main line. It is approximately 125 km from the state capital of Patna. The local language of Buxar is

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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).

Demography

India census, Buxar had a population 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.

Geography

Buxar district occupies an area of 1,703 square kilometres.

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,

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, gur,

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, vegetables, fish, and

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-related manufactured goods. Major imports include engineering goods and medicine.

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: The total population of these villages is 180,308, in 27,985 households.

Notable people

Harihar Singh Harihar Singh or Bihari Ji Singh (1925-1994) was an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar. He succeeded Bhola Paswan Shashtri, as the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1969. Harihar Singh's tenure as Chief Minister lasted just a few ...

, Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Bhojpuri Poet. * Bismillah Khan * Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Member of Legislative Assembly * Shivnath Singh, Olympic athlete

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Buxar district