Aasa Buttar

This article is about a village in East Punjab. For other uses, see Buttar.

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village
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Coordinates: 30°26′30″N 74°39′57″E
Country	India
State	Punjab
Region	Punjab
District	Sri Muktsar Sahib
Talukas	Giddarbaha
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	2,692
Languages
• Official	Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
• Regional	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	152025[1]
Nearest city	Sri Muktsar Sahib
Sex ratio	1000/933 ♂/♀

Aasa Buttar is a small village in the Giddarbaha Tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district of Eastern Punjab.[2] The village is dominated by the Jatt people of Buttar clan.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 2,692 with 464 households, 1,393 males and 1,299 females. Thus males constitutes 52% and females 48% of total population with the sex ratio of 933 females per thousand males.[3]

Geography

Aasa Buttar is situated at 30°26′30″N 74°39′57″E, only 18 km from the district main city of Sri Muktsar Sahib. Bhuttiwala (3.5 km), Surewala (4 km) and Doda (12.5 km) are the surrounding villages.

Religion

Sikhism is the main faith of the village. All Jatts of the village are Sikhs.

Economy

Being a rural area of Punjab, agriculture is the main source of income for all Jatt people of the village.

References

1. "Aasa Buttar PIN code". pin-code.co.in. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
2. "Aasa Buttar, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
3. "Aasa Buttar, Giddarbaha sub-district (Sr. No. 1)". Government of India. censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.