Buxwaha Explained

Buxwaha
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India
Coordinates:24.2519°N 79.2875°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chhatarpur
Government Type:Nagarparishad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:10216
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:471318
Iso Code:IN-MP

Buxwaha is a Tehsil and a nagar panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Buxwaha is located between Latitude 24°15'N latitude - 79°17'E Longitude. Buxwaha Nagar Parishad (BUNP) covers an area of 14.73 sq.km and has a population of 10236 in 2011 with average household size as 6 and density of 800 persons per sq.km

Demographics

India census,[1] Buxwaha had a population of 9,064. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Buxwaha has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 63% and female literacy of 44%. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

There is a hilly forest area, spread over 384 hectare named buxwaha forest located near sagoria village.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  2. Web site: Save Buxwaha Forest Online Campaign: All you need to know . Jagranjosh.com . 8 June 2021.
  3. Web site: All you need to know about the 'Save Buxwaha Forest' campaign . The Siasat Daily . 21 June 2021.