Butalaਬੁਟਾਲਾ

Where is Butala?

Butala is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037820, and it covers 644 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,825 people in Butala: 1,429 men and 1,396 women, living in 569 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 644 hectares, the population density works out to about 439 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 977 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 289, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 452 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.16 per cent and women at 73.72 per cent. The census recorded 834 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 653 main workers, the largest group, 321, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 301 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 household industry workers. A further 181 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Butala's land. Of the village's 644 hectares, 567 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (382 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (185 hectares). About 77 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 360 cultivators and 33 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Butala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rayya, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kammonke, Gaggar Bhana, Sattowal and Pallah.

What is the population of Butala?

The population of Butala was 2,825 at the 2011 census, living in 569 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Butala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Butala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.