Buxar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Buxar, Bihar - Census 2011

Buxar is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Buxar block of Buxar district. The Buxar city is divided into 34 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16,710 families residing in the Buxar city. The total population of Buxar is 102,861 out of which 54,277 are males and 48,584 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Buxar is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Buxar city is 14165 which is 14% of the total population. There are 7491 male children and 6674 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Buxar is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Buxar is 83.8%. Thus Buxar has higher literacy rate compared to 70.1% of Buxar district. The male literacy rate is 89.13% and the female literacy rate is 77.89% in Buxar.

Buxar Nagar Parishad has total administration over 16,710 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Buxar Nagar Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Buxar Nagar Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 14,165 7,491 6,674
Literacy 83.8% 76.8% 67.2%
Scheduled Caste 8,619 4,612 4,007
Scheduled Tribe 1,800 961 839
Illiterate 28,517 12,576 15,941

Caste-wise Population - Buxar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Buxar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,619 4,612 4,007
Schedule Tribe 1,800 961 839

Religion-wise Population - Buxar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Buxar is 89,483 which is 86.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Buxar is 12,692 which is 12.34% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Buxar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 89,483 (86.99%) 47,309 42,174
Muslim 12,692 (12.34%) 6,616 6,076
Christian 330 (0.32%) 158 172
Sikh 121 (0.12%) 63 58
Buddhist 53 (0.05%) 31 22
Jain 11 (0.01%) 4 7
Other Religion 5 (0%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 166 (0.16%) 94 72

Literacy Rate - Buxar

The total literacy rate of Buxar was 83.82% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 74,344 literates, males were 41,701 while females were 32,643. Also the male literacy rate was 89.13% and the female literacy rate was 77.89% in Buxar.

  Buxar Bihar
Female 77.89% 51.5%
Male 89.13% 71.2%
Total 83.82% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Buxar

The Sex Ratio of Buxar is 895. Thus per every 1000 men there were 895 females in Buxar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Buxar.

Child Population - Buxar

According to Census 2011, there were 14,165 children between age 0 to 6 years in Buxar. Out of which 7,491 were male while 6,674 were female.

Working Population - Buxar

In Buxar Nagar Parishad out of total population, 26,652 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,652 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,051 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 930 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,493 20,676 2,817
Cultivators 1,051 1,018 33
Agriculture Labourer 930 838 92
Household Industries 1,642 1,274 368
Other Workers 19,870 17,546 2,324
Marginal Workers 3,159 2,245 914
Non Working 76,209 31,356 44,853

Buxar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Buxar is further divided into 34 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,995 76% 861
2 Ward No - 2 3,054 81.5% 899
3 Ward No - 3 4,118 82.2% 906
4 Ward No - 4 2,727 71.1% 926
5 Ward No - 5 2,899 66.9% 841
6 Ward No - 6 3,271 60.1% 876
7 Ward No - 7 2,946 71.9% 946
8 Ward No - 8 2,697 66.4% 964
9 Ward No - 9 3,387 77.1% 916
10 Ward No - 10 2,799 72.9% 932
11 Ward No - 11 4,150 76.2% 859
12 Ward No - 12 2,861 70.1% 805
13 Ward No - 13 3,210 77.9% 867
14 Ward No - 14 2,982 77.7% 918
15 Ward No - 15 3,153 69.7% 904
16 Ward No - 16 5,021 69% 908
17 Ward No - 17 3,230 71.8% 920
18 Ward No - 18 2,413 81.6% 785
19 Ward No - 19 2,036 71.5% 871
20 Ward No - 20 2,503 74.4% 869
21 Ward No - 21 2,874 67.9% 910
22 Ward No - 22 3,343 74.4% 914
23 Ward No - 23 1,626 73.9% 983
24 Ward No - 24 2,925 80.2% 913
25 Ward No - 25 1,807 76.6% 846
26 Ward No - 26 3,378 78.1% 919
27 Ward No - 27 1,828 81.2% 912
28 Ward No - 28 3,052 66.4% 874
29 Ward No - 29 3,446 57% 921
30 Ward No - 30 1,885 75.9% 970
31 Ward No - 31 2,933 64.6% 893
32 Ward No - 32 2,549 74.2% 840
33 Ward No - 33 4,538 67.6% 908
34 Ward No - 34 4,225 65.4% 892

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