Buxar district

Buxar district is an administrative in the state of  in. The district headquarters are located at. The district occupies an of 1624  and has a  of 1,403,462 (as of ).

The town Buxar is located on the bank of river (Ganga). A road bridge over Ganges connects Buxar with of neighboring state. The town is connected to the state capital by rail and road routes. Substantial proportion of trade activities are with well connected towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh such as, and.

Main economic activity of the district is agriculture and related trade. Rice and wheat are main crops. Sugarcane production, once prominent, has come down since closure of the local sugar factory.

History

 * Mir Kasim (reign:1760 to 1763), made an attempt to recover Bengal from the hands of British. In 1764, he enlisted the help of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Nawab Shuja Ud Daulah of Oudh . On October 23, 1764, Mir Kasim with his army was defeated by the British Major Hector Monro who led a contingent of 857 European soldiers and 6213 sepoys. This victory paved the way for British Empire in India.

Geography
Buxar is located at coor d|25.34|N|83.58|E|. It has an average elevation of 56 s (183 ).

Demographics
India, Buxar had a population of 82,975. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Buxar has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 59%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.