Butariਬੁਟਰੀ

Where is Butari?

Butari 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 5 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 037721, and it covers 319 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,473 people in Butari: 1,322 men and 1,151 women, living in 476 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 319 hectares, the population density works out to about 775 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 288, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,105 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.67 per cent and women at 71.75 per cent. The census recorded 807 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 530 main workers, the largest group, 322, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 157 cultivators on their own land and 30 household industry workers. A further 277 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Butari's land. Of the village's 319 hectares, 244 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (107 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 75 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 167 cultivators and 182 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Butari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rayya, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Loharanwala, Lohgarh, Kaler Ghumman and Jharu Nangal.

What is the population of Butari?

The population of Butari was 2,473 at the 2011 census, living in 476 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Butari have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Butari has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.