BPSC · District of Bihar
Buxar: 17.1 lakh people, one story
- People
- 17,06,352
- Area
- 1,703 km²
- Literacy
- 70.14%
- Sex ratio
- 922
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BuxarBihar
The history, places and schemes of Buxar are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.
Buxar in 8 numbers
Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts
Population17.1 lakh#29/38 in Bihar
Area1,703 km²#30/38 in Bihar
Population density1,002 per km²#24/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio922 females per 1000 males#15/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)934 girls per 1000 boys#19/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate70.14%#6/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy58.63%#6/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population9.6%#17/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3
People & society
70.1% can read. 922 women for every 1000 men.
Society in numbers (%)
Gender literacy gap: 22.1 percentage points
People by religion
- Hindu 93.3%
- Muslim 6.2%
- Christian 0.1%
- Buddhist 0.3%
- Other / not stated 0.1%
Sectors at a glance
71 of every 100 workers live off the land
How people earn a living
5.4 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people
This district
Bihar
- Cultivators 24.6%
- Farm labourers 46.8%
- Household industry 4.9%
- Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.8%
Schemes & development
Only 14% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.
What homes had in 2011 (% of households)
This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.
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Sources
- Census of India 2011: A-01 (area, households), Primary Census Abstract and Houselisting tables, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner
- District boundaries: DataMeet India, Census 2011 districts (CC BY 2.5 IN)
Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.