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About Butwa Village

Butwa is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 455 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.47 hectares hectares.

Butwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Butwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 355.47 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 455
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Butwa compares

By the 2011 count Butwa is the 134th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 355.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Butwa

Butwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Butwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Butwa from other places

Butwa lies about 27 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Khuldil Road, about 19 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 Butwa
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 15 km
Nearest railway station Khuldil Road 19 km
District headquarters Singrauli 27 km

Villages closest to Butwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Butwa village had a population of 898. That makes it the 134th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Butwa village has 455 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Butwa has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Butwa covers 355.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Butwa falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Butwa is Khuldil Road, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Butwa.

Butwa is about 27 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Butwa is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 15 km away. Khuldil Road is about 19 km away. Singrauli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saketi (2.8 km), Harkati (3.4 km) and Jharkata (3.4 km).

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

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