About Buthara Village

Buthara is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 177 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buthara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buthara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	343 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	177
Female Population	166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Buthara compares

By the 2011 count Buthara is the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Buthara

Buthara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buthara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buthara from other places

Buthara lies about 58 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Buthara
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	4.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	58 km

Villages closest to Buthara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rohru tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Buthara

As per the Census of India 2011, Buthara village had a population of 343. That makes it the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Buthara village has 177 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buthara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Buthara is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buthara covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buthara falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Buthara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Buthara.

Buthara is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buthara is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 4.7 km away. Shimla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.