Buttarਬੁੱਟਰ

Where is Buttar?

Buttar is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034769, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 322 people in Buttar: 176 men and 146 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 830 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 140 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.77 per cent and women at 56.25 per cent. The census recorded 111 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 94 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 agricultural labourers and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buttar's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 47 cultivators and 26 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Buttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Toor, Tara Singhwala, Sharinwala and Dod.

What is the population of Buttar?

The population of Buttar was 322 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Buttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Buttar has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.