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About Butali Village

Butali is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 74 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Butali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Butali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246175
Area (hectares) 33.44 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 74
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Butali compares

By the 2011 count Butali is the 234th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 33.44 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1259.

Getting to Butali

Butali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Butali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Butali from other places

Butali lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Butali
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 7.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Butali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Butali village had a population of 138. That makes it the 234th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Butali village has 74 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Butali has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Butali is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Butali covers 33.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Butali falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Butali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 <5 km distance for Butali.

Butali is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Butali is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ali Laga Bhimli (under 2 km), Bajali (under 2 km) and Balibou (under 2 km).

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

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