Buxar

Also known as Baxar

Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India, sharing border with Balia and Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development block of Buxar, which also contains the census town of Sarimpur along with 132 rural villages.

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Place details

Locality: Buxar
Region: Bihar
Country: India
Population: 102,861
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Buxar
Settlement.other_name: Mini Kashi
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Ganges river at Buxar, Buxar Bridge, Buxar Railway Station
Settlement.image_map: Buxar block map.png
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Buxar in Buxar block
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Bihar
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Bihar, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bihar
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Buxar
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1480
Settlement.founder: Todar & Domar Rao
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.2

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Wikidata facts

Area: 1620
Elevation: 55
Dialing code: 6183

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Commons category: Buxar
postal code: 802101

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The historic Battle of Chausa and Battle of Buxar were fought in this vicinity. Buxar Railway Station lies on Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line in the zone of eastern central Indian railway. It is approximately 125 km from the state capital of Patna. Bhojpuri is the widely spoken language in Buxar.