Buxar District Religion Population 2011
Buxar, Bihar has 17,06,352 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 15,91,454 people (93.27%).
Buxar district in Bihar recorded a total population of 17,06,352 in Census 2011 across 11 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 15,91,454 residents, accounting for 93.27% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 1,05,423 people (6.18%), establishing a majority gap of 87.09 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 1,14,898 individuals (6.73% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Buxar District
The religion census data for Buxar district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 15,91,454 population (93.27% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,05,423 population (6.18% of district total).
- Buddhist: 5,090 population (0.30% of district total).
- Christian: 2,125 population (0.12% of district total).
- NotStated: 1,858 population (0.11% of district total).
- Sikh: 248 population (0.01% of district total).
- Jain: 97 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 57 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Buxar
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 15,91,454 | 93.27% |
| Muslim | 1,05,423 | 6.18% |
| Buddhist | 5,090 | 0.30% |
| Christian | 2,125 | 0.12% |
| NotStated | 1,858 | 0.11% |
| Sikh | 248 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 97 | 0.01% |
| Other | 57 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Buxar
Key Facts
- Hindu: 15,91,454 (93.27%)
- Muslim: 1,05,423 (6.18%)
- Buddhist: 5,090 (0.30%)
- Christian: 2,125 (0.12%)
- NotStated: 1,858 (0.11%)
- Sikh: 248 (0.01%)