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About Bhutiwala Village

Bhutiwala is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 187 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhutiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 187
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhutiwala compares

By the 2011 count Bhutiwala is the 157th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bhutiwala

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

How far is Bhutiwala from other places

Bhutiwala lies about 45 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 4.0 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 Bhutiwala
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 17 km
District headquarters Firozpur 45 km

Villages closest to Bhutiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutiwala village had a population of 353. That makes it the 157th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bhutiwala village has 187 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutiwala has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bhutiwala is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhutiwala covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhutiwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhutiwala is Jogiwala, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhutiwala.

Bhutiwala is about 45 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhutiwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 4.0 km away. Zira is about 17 km away. Firozpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Sarkar (under 2 km), Chakkian (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (2.0 km).

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

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