# Buttal Village, Majalta, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Majalta, Udhampur 

# Buttal

Buttal is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 334 households**, the 10th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,730people (2011)
- 334households
- 71.5%literacy
- 182117PIN code

## Buttal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buttal is 182117.** Buttal falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182117
- Gram panchayatButtal
- Community development blockMajalata
- Census village code005140

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Buttal from nearby towns?

- Majalta (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Udhampur (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Buttal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Buttal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majalta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Buttal known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 14% of the 1,180 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Buttal

Of every 100 households in Buttal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Buttal · ■ Majalta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****10%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****89%**

**76%

Television ****52%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Buttal?

■ Buttal · ■ Majalta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**852

Working population ****40.9%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 59.6% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 350 (49%) · **■** Marginal 268 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Majalta

- Bobay1,788 people
- Mujaltha1,775 people
- Sundla1,765 people
- Amara1,745 people
- Naki1,499 people
- Palnun1,424 people
- Pernarra1,398 people
- Satrehri1,394 people

[All 42 villages in Majalta](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buttal?182117
- How far is Buttal from Udhampur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Buttal?1,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buttal in?Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Buttal?71.5% (Census 2011)