Buxwaha

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| subdivision_name2 = Chhatarpur

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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

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.{{cite web |title=Save Buxwaha Forest Online Campaign: All you need to know |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/save-buxwaha-forest-online-campaign-all-you-need-to-know-1623150610-1 |website=Jagranjosh.com |date=8 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=All you need to know about the 'Save Buxwaha Forest' campaign |url=https://www.siasat.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-save-buxwaha-forest-campaign-2153583/ |website=The Siasat Daily |date=21 June 2021}}

References

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Category:Bundelkhand

Category:Chhatarpur

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