About Bhutwa Village

Bhutwa is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 26 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhutwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	9.69 hectares
Population	48
Male Population	26
Female Population	22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhutwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhutwa is the 383rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 9.69 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhutwa

Bhutwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhutwa 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 Bhutwa from other places

Bhutwa lies about 30 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 Bhutwa
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	30 km
District headquarters	Shimla	30 km

Villages closest to Bhutwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bhutwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutwa village had a population of 48. That makes it the 383rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhutwa village has 26 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutwa has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhutwa is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhutwa covers 9.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhutwa falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhutwa 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 Bhutwa.

Bhutwa is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhutwa is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.