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About Buttar Village

Buttar is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,393, made up of 1,260 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buttar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buttar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152112
Area (hectares) 966 hectares
Population 2,393
Male Population 1,260
Female Population 1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Buttar compares

By the 2011 count Buttar is the 33rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 966 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Buttar

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

Buttar lies about 34 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Jhok Tahal Singh, about 7.6 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 Buttar
Nearest railway station Jhok Tahal Singh 7.6 km
Nearest town Firozpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 34 km
District headquarters Muktsar 34 km

Villages closest to Buttar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buttar village had a population of 2,393. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Buttar village has 1,260 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buttar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Buttar is 152112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buttar covers 966 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buttar falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Buttar is Jhok Tahal Singh, about 7.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Buttar.

Buttar is about 34 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buttar is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Jhok Tahal Singh is about 7.6 km away. Firozpur is about 17 km away. Gidderbaha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallan (27 km), Tharajwala (33 km) and Bhuttiwala (36 km).

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

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