Gehri Buttar is a village in the
Bathinda district of
Eastern Punjab (India). The villagers belong to the
Buttar clan of the
Jatts
The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subse ...
.
Geography
Gehri Buttar is centered (approx.) at, on the National Highway 64, only 16.2 km from
Bathinda city.
Phullo Mithi (4.2 km) and
Sangat (4.2 km) are the nearby villages.
Demographics
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.
Culture
The village is predominated by the
Jatt people of
Buttar community/clan, who all are
Sikhs
Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...
and follows
Sikhism. The beautiful
Gurudwara Sahib
A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...
is the main religious site for worship.
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
is the
mother tongue
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as well as the official language of the village.
Economy
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.
References
{{Bathinda district
Villages in Bathinda district