Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : 312
Sex Ratio Rank : 155 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 392 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 433 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Occurrence of High Arsenic in Ground Water, Flouride in
Groundwater above permissible limits
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Following are the social and developmental challenges
of the district:
Child labour is the one of the main social challenge of the district.
However government officials are refusing to accept the same.
Women in the district are not allowed to get educated. As a result
the women literacy ratio in the district is very low.
No efforts are taken by the government to protect the environment.
Lack of proper implementation of government projects.
Brief About Buxar District
Sub Div : Buxar, Dumraon.
Blocks : Buxar, Dumraon, Simari, Brahmpur, Rajpur, Itarhi, Nawanagar,
Chaungain, Chausa, Chakki, Kesath.
Agriculture : Rich Paddy Fields, Wheat, Maize, Sugar Cane.
Industry : Rice and Oil Mills.
Rivers : Ganga, Karmnasha.
