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About Bhutgarh Village

Bhutgarh is a large village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,354 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhutgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147105
Area (hectares) 777 hectares
Population 2,497
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhutgarh compares

By the 2011 count Bhutgarh is the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 777 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bhutgarh

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

How far is Bhutgarh from other places

Bhutgarh lies about 64 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Lehra Gaga, about 14 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 Bhutgarh
Tehsil headquarters Patran 11 km
Nearest railway station Lehra Gaga 14 km
District headquarters Patiala 64 km

Villages closest to Bhutgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutgarh village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Bhutgarh village has 1,354 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutgarh has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bhutgarh is 147105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhutgarh covers 777 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhutgarh falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhutgarh is Lehra Gaga, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhutgarh.

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

Bhutgarh is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 11 km away. Lehra Gaga is about 14 km away. Patiala 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 Kalar Bhaini (1.8 km), Shergarh (3.8 km) and Khanewal (6.9 km).

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

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