About Buthgarh Village

Buthgarh is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 251 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buthgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buthgarh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	138 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	251
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Buthgarh compares

By the 2011 count Buthgarh is the 114th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Buthgarh

Buthgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buthgarh 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 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 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 town	Māchhīwāra	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Rahon	12 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	22 km

Villages closest to Buthgarh

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

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Common questions about Buthgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Buthgarh village had a population of 496. That makes it the 114th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Buthgarh village has 251 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buthgarh has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Buthgarh is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buthgarh covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buthgarh falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Buthgarh is Rahon, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Buthgarh.

Buthgarh is about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buthgarh is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Māchhīwāra is about 9.7 km away. Rahon is about 12 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.