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About Buttal Village

Buttal is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,730, made up of 910 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buttal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buttal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 182117
Area (hectares) 1180.1 hectares
Population 1,730
Male Population 910
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Buttal compares

By the 2011 count Buttal is the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 1180.1 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Buttal

Buttal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buttal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buttal from other places

Buttal lies about 22 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 4.7 km away. 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 Buttal
Nearest railway station Manwal 4.7 km
Nearest town Sāmba 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 22 km
District headquarters Udhampur 22 km

Villages closest to Buttal

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

Common questions about Buttal

As per the Census of India 2011, Buttal village had a population of 1,730. That makes it the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Buttal village has 910 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buttal has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Buttal is 182117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buttal covers 1180.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buttal falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Buttal is Manwal, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Buttal.

Buttal is about 22 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buttal is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Manwal is about 4.7 km away. Sāmba is about 19 km away. Majalta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathel Dongu (under 2 km), Thalora (2.8 km) and Chohan (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Buttal today is likely to be higher.

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