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About Butewala Village

Butewala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 423 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Butewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Butewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 69.6 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 423
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Butewala compares

By the 2011 count Butewala is the 97th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 69.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Butewala

Butewala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Butewala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Butewala from other places

Butewala lies about 32 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about under 2 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 Butewala
Nearest railway station Butewala under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 16 km
District headquarters Firozpur 32 km

Villages closest to Butewala

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 Butewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Butewala village had a population of 829. That makes it the 97th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Butewala village has 423 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Butewala has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

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

Butewala covers 69.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Butewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Butewala is Butewala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Butewala.

Butewala is about 32 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Butewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about under 2 km away. Zira is about 16 km away. Firozpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jattanwali (under 2 km), Rode Jallewala (1.8 km) and Game Muradewala (1.8 km).

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

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