Buxwaha
Town in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Buxwaha is a Tehsil and a nagar panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
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town | |
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| Coordinates: 24°15′7″N 79°17′15″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhatarpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagarparishad |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,216 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
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[update] 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]
