Gehri Buttar | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 30.0942°N 74.8778°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bathinda |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Bathinda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 3,485 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 151401[1] |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bathinda |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1000/945 ♂/♀ |
Gehri Buttar is a village in the Bathinda district of Eastern Punjab (India). The villagers belong to the Buttar clan of the Jatts.
Gehri Buttar is centered (approx.) at, on the National Highway 64,[2] only 16.2 km from Bathinda city. Phullo Mithi (4.2 km) and Sangat (4.2 km) are the nearby villages.[3]
In 2001, the village had the total population of 3,485 with 588 households, 1,791 males and 1,694 females. Thus males constitutes 51.4% and females 48.6% of total population with the sex ratio of 945 females per thousand males.[4]
The village is predominated by the Jatt people of Buttar community/clan, who all are Sikhs and follows Sikhism. The beautiful Gurudwara Sahib is the main religious site for worship.
Punjabi is the mother tongue as well as the official language of the village.
Agriculture is the main source of income. The villagers are government employees also. Some of the villagers have their own business in the nearby city or in the village, and the poor are mostly labourers.