Buxar District
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Buxar district बक्सर ज़िला |
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| District of Bihar | |
 Location of Buxar district in Bihar |
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| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Administrative division | Patna |
| Headquarters | Buxar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Buxar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,624 km2 (627 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,706,352 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.14 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 922 |
| Major highways | NH 84 |
| Website | Official website |
Buxar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The district headquarters are located at Buxar.
It is said that Ahilya, the wife of Gautam Rishi restored her human body from that of stone and got salvation by a mere touch of the feet of Lord Rama. This place is now known as Ahirauli and is situated six kilometers away from the Buxar town. The Kanwaldah Pokhara also known as VyaghraSar is a tourist spot nowadays.
Buxar district occupies an area of 1,703 square kilometres (658 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Australia's Bathurst Island.
According to the 2011 census Buxar district has a population of 1,706,352 roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 285th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,003 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,600/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.67%.Buxarhas a sex ratio of 922females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.14%.
Coordinates: 25°33′56″N 83°58′33″E / 25.5656°N 83.9757°E
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