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About Bhuttan Village

Bhuttan is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 430 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuttan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuttan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 430
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuttan compares

By the 2011 count Bhuttan is the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Bhuttan

Bhuttan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhuttan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhuttan from other places

Bhuttan lies about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 3.1 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 Bhuttan
Nearest railway station Khamanon 3.1 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 12 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 64 km

Villages closest to Bhuttan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuttan village had a population of 802. That makes it the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Bhuttan village has 430 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuttan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Bhuttan is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuttan covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuttan falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhuttan is Khamanon, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhuttan.

Bhuttan is about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuttan is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 3.1 km away. Gobindgarh is about 12 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thikriwala (under 2 km), Raya (under 2 km) and Chari (1.6 km).

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

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