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Buxar

District headquarters Buxar · Shahabad

Rama's Vishwamitra ashram by legend, two battles that made and unmade empires (Chausa 1539, Buxar 1764), ghats on the Ganga.

Buxar
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How far is Buxar
Patna → Buxar151 km3½ h
Gaya → Buxar174 km4 h
Muzaffarpur → Buxar198 km4½ h
Darbhanga → Buxar263 km6½ h
Bhagalpur → Buxar395 km9½ h

Road ≈ 1.3 × straight-line, ~40 km/h. Measured to the district HQ.

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Places in Buxar we have written up

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Buxar

Hidden gem · Half a day to a day

Buxar

Rama's forest, two battles, a Ganga ghat

Also in the district

Smaller stops — the kind the state tourism board lists and nobody writes about. Worth it if you are passing, rarely worth a dedicated trip.

  • Ramrekha Ghat

    Ganga bathing ghat; Kartik Purnima fair.

  • Buxar Fort

    Earthen ramparts, 1054 by Raja Rudra Singh.

  • Chausa

    Battlefield where Sher Shah beat Humayun; Jain bronze hoard found here.

  • Brahmeshwar Nath, Brahmpur

    Ancient Shiva temple; Shivaratri mela.

  • Nath Baba Mandir

    Shrine of a 14th-c. yogi.

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