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About Buthgarh Village

Buthgarh is a mid sized village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 621 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buthgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buthgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146110
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 621
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buthgarh compares

By the 2011 count Buthgarh is the 86th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Buthgarh

Buthgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buthgarh as Available within village. 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 Buthgarh from other places

Buthgarh lies about 7.3 km from Hoshiārpur, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 6.3 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 Buthgarh
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 7.3 km

Villages closest to Buthgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buthgarh village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 86th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Buthgarh village has 621 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buthgarh has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Buthgarh is 146110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buthgarh covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buthgarh falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Buthgarh is Hoshiarpur, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Buthgarh.

Buthgarh is about 7.3 km from Hoshiārpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buthgarh is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 6.3 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugarain (under 2 km), Manjgarh (1.7 km) and Bohan (2.0 km).

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

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