Buxar District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Buxar District Bihar Census 2025/2011: Full Population, Religion, Urban/Rural, Literacy, SC/ST, City & Taluk Stats (All Official Data)

Quick Overview of Buxar District Census 2021 (Projection & Latest)

• Estimated Population (2025): 2,106,321–2,131,421 (21.06–21.31 lakh)
• Population (2011): 1,706,352 (17.06 lakh)
• Population (2001): 1,402,396
• Projected 2026: 2,160,418 (21.60 lakh)
• Male: 887,977 (2011), Est. 2025: 1,096,119
• Female: 818,375 (2011), Est. 2025: 1,010,202
• Area: 1,703 km²
• Density: 1,002/km² (2011)
• Households: 261,660 (2011)
• Sex Ratio: 922 (2011), est. 2025: ~922
• Child Sex Ratio (0–6): 934 (2011)
• Literacy Rate: 70.14% (2011), Male: 80.72%, Female: 58.63%
• Child (0–6 years): 295,127 (17.30%)
• Urban Population (2011): 164,499 (9.64%), Rural: 1,541,853 (90.36%)

Population Projections & Historic Trends (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Change (%)	Male	Female
1901	391,371	-	187,000	205,000
1911	371,963	-4.96%	180,000	192,000
1921	362,231	-2.62%	179,000	184,000
1931	398,022	9.88%	199,000	199,000
1941	464,919	16.81%	235,000	230,000
1951	536,754	15.45%	271,000	266,000
1961	635,988	18.49%	319,000	317,000
1971	765,094	20.30%	392,000	373,000
1981	916,886	19.84%	475,000	441,000
1991	1,087,676	18.63%	577,000	510,000
2001	1,402,396	28.94%	738,354	664,042
2011	1,706,352	21.67%	887,977	818,375
2025 (proj)	2,106,321–2,131,421	+24.9%	1,096,119	1,010,202
2026 (proj)	2,160,418	+26.6%	1,119,000	1,042,000
2036 (proj)	2,422,445	+41.97%	1,249,582	1,172,906

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Pop. (2025 est.)
Hindu	1,591,454	93.27	1,964,491
Muslims	105,423	6.18	130,134
Buddhist	5,090	0.30	6,283
Christian	2,125	0.12	2,623
Sikh	248	0.01	306
Jain	97	0.01	120
Not Stated	1,858	0.11	2,294
Others	57	0.00	70
Total	1,706,352	100	2,106,321

Caste: SC/ST (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	251,737	131,821	119,916	14.75	910
Scheduled Tribe	26,824	14,102	12,722	1.57	903

Urban/Rural, Literacy, & Households (2011)

Type	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	164,499	9.64	86,891	77,608	893	906	79.38%	-
Rural	1,541,853	90.36	801,086	740,767	925	936	69.11%	261,660
Total	1,706,352	100	887,977	818,375	922	934	70.14%	261,660

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	70.14%	80.72%	58.63%
Urban	79.38%	85.34%	72.70%
Rural	69.11%	80.20%	57.10%
Hindu	70.03%	80.74%	58.37%
Muslim	71.18%	79.90%	61.79%
Buddhist	77.64%	87.22%	67.42%
Christian	76.88%	86.68%	66.55%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	922
Urban	893
Rural	925
Hindu	921
Muslim	938
Buddhist	928
Christian	975

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Total	295,127	152,626	142,501	17.3	934
Urban	23,882	12,530	11,352	14.52	906
Rural	271,245	140,096	131,149	17.59	936

Workforce Profile (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	328,547	278,552	49,995
Cultivators	105,122	96,575	8,547
Agricultural Labourer	114,292	92,169	22,123
Household Industries	13,175	8,880	4,295
Other Workers	95,958	80,928	15,030
Marginal Workers	209,775	123,628	86,147
Total Workers	538,322	402,180	136,142
Non Working	1,168,030	485,797	682,233

Subdistricts & Administrative Blocks/Taluks

• Subdivisions: Buxar, Dumraon
• Blocks/Subdistricts (11):
• Buxar
• Itarhi
• Chausa
• Rajpur
• Dumraon
• Nawanagar
• Brahmapur
• Kesath
• Chakki
• Chaugain
• Simri

Block/Subdistrict
Buxar
Itarhi
Chausa
Rajpur
Dumraon
Nawanagar
Brahmapur
Kesath
Chakki
Chaugain
Simri

• Panchayats: 142
• Villages: 1,133
• Towns: 3

City List & Population (2011 & Est. 2025)

City/Town	Status	Population (2011)	Male	Female	Population (2025)
Buxar	Nagar Parishad	102,861	54,277	48,584	126,972
Dumraon	Nagar Parishad	53,618	-	-	-
Sarimpur	Census Town	8,020	-	-	-

Language & Community Facts (2011)

• Bhojpuri (first language): 97.57%
• Hindi: 1.60%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Houseless families: 76 (persons: 348, 0.02% of district pop.)

Economy, Agriculture, Industry, and Historic/Cultural Profile

• Major crops: rice (winter rice), wheat, barley, gram, arhar, khesari, masur, oil seeds, sugarcane
• Industry: soap, furniture, trading in Buxar and Dumraon towns
• Battle of Buxar and Chausa historic sites; mythological significance (Lord Rama, Vishwamitra heritage)
• Flora: mango, seasum, mahua, bamboo, jhalas grass (roofing for kuccha houses)
• Tourist highlights: Ahirauli (Ahilya's salvation, 6km from Buxar), Kanwaldah Pokhara, Panchkoshi Mela, Chausa Battlefields
• Notable People: Bismillah Khan, Gupteshwar Pandey, Harihar Singh, Lallan Prasad Singh, Ravindra Kishore Sinha, Vimlanand Saraswati