District of Bihar

Buxar District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Buxar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,18,000 (21.18 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Buxar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,06,352.

Q: What was the population of Buxar district in Census 2011?

17,06,352: 8,87,977 males and 8,18,375 females, of whom 1,64,499 lived in towns and 15,41,853 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 21.18 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

21,18,000 2.12 million 1 March 2026

Buxar district's population is estimated at ≈21.18 lakh (21,18,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 17,06,352.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Bihar. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Buxar district

Census 2011: 17,06,352
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 21.18 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 1,64,499

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 15,41,853

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 21.18 lakh 21,18,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 17.06 lakh 17,06,352 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 1,002per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 922 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6): 934 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate: 70.1% Male 80.7% · Female 58.6%
Urban share: 9.6% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11: +21.7% Bihar: +25.4%
Area: 1,703km² Census 2011
Households: 2.62 lakh 6.5 people per household
Villages: 1,133 Census 2011
Towns: 3 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Census
Estimate

23 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	5,36,754
1961	6,35,988
1971	7,65,094
1981	9,16,886
1991	10,87,676
2001	14,02,396
2011	17,06,352
2016 *	18,57,000
2021 *	19,87,000
2026 *	21,18,000
2031 *	22,41,000
2036 *	23,42,000

* Estimate

How Buxar's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Buxar's 2011 population was spread
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1	Buxar	2,91,189	17.1%	899	77.4%	38.1%
2	Dumraon	2,32,682	13.6%	917	68.6%	23.0%
3	Rajpur	2,13,534	12.5%	925	70.1%	0.0%
4	Simri	2,07,225	12.1%	909	68.3%	0.0%
5	Barhampur	1,96,070	11.5%	922	67.0%	0.0%
6	Itarhi	1,70,629	10.0%	937	68.8%	0.0%
7	Nawanagar	1,66,534	9.8%	951	66.6%	0.0%
8	Chausa	1,03,670	6.1%	916	71.3%	0.0%
9	Chaugain	48,743	2.9%	948	69.4%	0.0%
10	Chakki	42,256	2.5%	937	67.8%	0.0%
11	Kesath	33,820	2.0%	942	71.1%	0.0%

Largest towns in Buxar (Census 2011)

Buxar 1,02,861
Dumraon 53,618
Sarimpur CT 8,020

How people in Buxar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

24.6%

Agricultural labourers

46.8%

Household industry

4.9%

Other work

23.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.6%.

Age structure of Buxar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	98,914	94,067
5-9	1,24,421	1,13,358
10-14	1,19,632	1,05,888
15-19	91,139	75,400
20-24	67,837	61,476
25-29	60,818	61,804
30-34	55,331	57,591
35-39	52,941	52,435
40-44	45,922	40,664
45-49	36,005	34,483
50-54	31,078	25,651
55-59	22,957	26,764
60-64	28,895	25,688
65-69	20,201	18,234
70-74	16,118	11,774
75-79	6,598	5,422
80+	7,988	6,630

Children (0–14): 38.5%; Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59): 52.8%; Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+): 8.7%; Bihar 7.4%
Median age: 21.1years; Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio: 78.5; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Buxar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Hindi 99.2%
Urdu 0.7%
Bengali 0.0%
Punjabi 0.0%
Others 0.0%
Maithili 0.0%
Gujarati 0.0%
English 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Bhojpuri97.6%
Hindi1.6%
Urdu0.7%
Bengali0.0%
Magadhi/Magahi0.0%
Bishnoi0.0%
Punjabi0.0%
Surjapuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Buxar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 17.8%

Bihar 16.4%
Tap water 4.1%

Bihar 4.4%
Water source within premises 71.8%

Bihar 50.1%
Toilet within premises 24.7%

Bihar 23.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.1%

Bihar 75.8%
Bathing area within premises 49.8%

Bihar 37.5%
Closed drainage 8.1%

Bihar 6.7%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 10.4%

Bihar 8.1%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 86.4%

Bihar 88.9%

What households own

Mobile phone 63.7%

Bihar 53.2%
Television 18.4%

Bihar 14.5%
Scooter or motorcycle 10.0%

Bihar 8.1%
Computer or laptop 7.4%

Bihar 7.1%
Car, jeep or van 2.0%

Bihar 1.7%
Use banking services 56.7%

Bihar 44.4%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 19.7%

Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

Own their home 97.2%

Bihar 96.8%
Rent their home 1.8%

Bihar 2.1%
Permanent (pucca) house 65.2%

Bihar 48.0%
House in good condition 34.6%

Bihar 36.1%
Concrete roof 9.4%

Bihar 23.8%
Cement or tiled floor 15.7%

Bihar 15.2%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 27.6%

Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

Buxar district held 1.6% of Bihar's population in 2011, 29th of 38 districts.
Literacy is 70.1%, 8.3 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 80.7% of men but only 58.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
The population grew 21.7% in 2001–11, slower than Bihar's 25.4%.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈21.18 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
Its largest town, Buxar, had 1.03 lakh people in 2011, 6.0% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Bihar →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (2 May 2026 – 31 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Buxar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Buxar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Buxar (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Bihar
Hindu	15,91,454	93.3%	82.7%
Muslim	1,05,423	6.2%	16.9%
Christian	2,125	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	248	0.0%	0.0%
Buddhist	5,090	0.3%	0.0%
Jain	97	0.0%	0.0%
Other religions and persuasions	57	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	1,858	0.1%	0.2%
Total	17,06,352	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Buxar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,18,000 (21.18 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Buxar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,06,352.

What was the population of Buxar district in Census 2011?

17,06,352: 8,87,977 males and 8,18,375 females, of whom 1,64,499 lived in towns and 15,41,853 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Buxar?

Literacy was 70.1% in 2011 (men 80.7%, women 58.6%). The sex ratio was 922 females per 1,000 males, and 934 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Buxar district?

Buxar, with 1,02,861 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Buxar district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,133 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction