Buxar District

Bihar

Buxar district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Buxar. It covers 1,703 sq km and had a population of 17,06,352 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,002 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Buxar
Area
1,703 sq km
Population
17.06 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,002 /km²
Literacy Rate
70.14%
Sex Ratio
922
per 1,000 males
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Buxar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Buxar district.

Total Population
17.06 Lakh
Male Population
8.88 Lakh
Female Population
8.18 Lakh
Rural Population
15.41 Lakh
Urban Population
1.65 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.41 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
12,100
Literacy Rate
70.14%
Population Density
1,002 /km²
Sex Ratio
922
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 80.72%Female literacy 58.63%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Buxar district.

2
Tehsils
11
Blocks
142
Nyay Panchayats
142
Gram Panchayats
860
Villages
Headquarters
Buxar
Languages
Bhojpuri, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.56° N, 83.98° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Buxar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Buxar

Constituency No. 33 · General
Primary
Sudhakar Singh
Sudhakar Singh
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Brahampur
  • Buxar
  • Dumraon
  • Rajpur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Buxar

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Brahampur
No. 199 · Buxar
SY
Shambhu Nath Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Buxar
No. 200 · Buxar
ST
Sanjay Kumar Tiwari
Indian National Congress
MLA
Dumraon
No. 201 · Buxar
AS
Ajit Kumar Singh
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
MLA
Rajpur
No. 202 · Buxar
VR
Vishwanath Ram
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Buxar

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Buxar district.

  • Sudhakar Singh
    Sudhakar Singh
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MP
    Buxar · No. 33
  • SY
    Shambhu Nath Yadav
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Brahampur · No. 199
  • ST
    Sanjay Kumar Tiwari
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Buxar · No. 200
  • AS
    Ajit Kumar Singh
    Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
    MLA
    Dumraon · No. 201
  • VR
    Vishwanath Ram
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Rajpur · No. 202

Election History

Lok Sabha

Buxar · No. 33

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaRJDSudhakar Singh
    Votes 4,38,345Vote share 44.51%Margin 30,091
    1. 1. Sudhakar Singh · RJD4,38,345 (44.51%)
    2. 2. Mithilesh Tiwari · BJP4,08,254 (41.45%)
    3. 3. Anand Mishra · Independent91,210 (9.26%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPAshwini Kumar Choubey
    Votes 4,73,053Vote share 47.94%Margin 1,17,609
    1. 1. Ashwini Kumar Choubey · BJP4,73,053 (47.94%)
    2. 2. Jagdanand Singh · RJD3,55,444 (36.02%)
    3. 3. Ramchandra Yadav · BSP80,110 (8.12%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPAshwini Kumar Choubey
    Votes 3,19,012Vote share 35.88%Margin 1,32,338
    1. 1. Ashwini Kumar Choubey · BJP3,19,012 (35.88%)
    2. 2. Jagdanand Singh · RJD1,86,674 (20.99%)
    3. 3. Shyam Lal Singh Kushwaha · JD(U)1,18,210 (13.29%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Buxar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 33
4 Assembly
No. 199, 200, 201, 202

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Buxar District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Buxar
Area
1,703 sq km
Population
17.06 Lakh
Population density
1,002 per km²
Sex ratio
922 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
70.14%
Languages
Bhojpuri, Hindi
Tehsils
2
Blocks
11
Gram panchayats
142
Villages
860
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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