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  ?Buxar
Bihar • India
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 Buxar 
Coordinates: 25°20′N 84°01′E / 25.34, 84.01
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
Elevation

• 55 m (180 ft)
District(s) Buxar
Population 82,975 (2001)
Mayor ?
Codes
Pincode
Telephone
Vehicle

• 802101
• +06183
• BR52-xxxx

Coordinates: 25°20′N 84°01′E / 25.34, 84.01 Buxar (बक्सर) is a city in the state of Bihar in India. Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time The geography of India is diverse with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts plains rainforests hills and plateaus The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Buxar district is an administrative District in the state of Bihar in India. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The question mark (? also known as an interrogation point, question point, query, or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or Post code system used by India Post the Indian Postal For the past decade or so telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India KA-19-P-8488jpg|thumb|270px|Close up of a licence plate used in Mangalore, Karnataka. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It is the headquarters of Buxar District. Buxar district is an administrative District in the state of Bihar in India.

The town Buxar is located on the bank of river Ganges (Ganga). The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent A road bridge over Ganges connects Buxar with Ballia District in the neighboring state Uttar Pradesh. Ballia district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U The town is connected to the state capital Patna by rail and road routes. Paṭnā ( Hindi: पटना is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited Substantial proportion of trade activities are with well connected towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh such as Varanasi, Ballia and Ghazipur. Varanasi ( Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronunciation) also commonly known as Benares ( or Banaras (बनारस WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ballia ( Bhojpuri: বাল্লিয়া | बलिया is a city with a Municipal board WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ghazipur is a city and a Municipal board in Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh

Demography

As of 2001 India census[1], Buxar had a population of 82,975. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Buxar has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59. 5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 59%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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 (Awadh). Shah Alam II (1728&ndash1806 also known as Ali Gauhar was a Mughal emperor of India. On October 23, 1764, Mir Kasim with his army was defeated at the Battle of Buxar by the British Major Hector Monro who led a contingent of 857 European soldiers and 6213 sepoys. The Battle of Buxar was fought in October 1764 between the forces under the command This victory paved the way for British Empire in India.


References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius

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