Buttar Kalan, Moga

For the village of Gurdaspur district, see Buttar Kalan, Gurdaspur.
For other uses, see Buttar (disambiguation).
Buttar Kalan
ਬੁੱਟਰ ਕਲਾਂ
village
Buttar Kalan

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 30°43′30″N 75°16′30″E / 30.725°N 75.275°ECoordinates: 30°43′30″N 75°16′30″E / 30.725°N 75.275°E
Country  India
State Punjab
District Moga
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
 • Regional Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Buttar Kalan is a village in Moga district of East Punjab (India)[1][2][3] located on the Moga-Barnala highway.[4]

Culture

Punjabi is the mother tongue as well as the official language of the village, predominated by the Jatt people of Buttar clan.

Religion

As of religion, the village is predominated by the Sikhs and follows Sikhism with other minorities. There are several Gurudwaras, Gurdwara Baba Kehar Singh Jee, Gurdwara Kutia Sahib, Dhillon Patti , Bhullar Patti.Towads Ramunwala Harchoka near the water course called Suaa there is an Ashram of Kalianwala. It is a kind of Dera (a place where a spiritual seeker lives is called as Dera).

History

Buttar is very old village in the area. village had its very first secondary school in early years, loads of people from around villages used to come for their study in this village. it had many political celebrities form thisvillage. s.gurmeet singh dhillon served sarpanchi for this village.Mr karnail Singh Bhullar an eminent teacher and proponent of education in the area after having taught for years opened a very nominal fee english medium school which he donated all his resources and time to. buttar is turning into shape of large town nowadays but it had split into two parts by panchayati department and now it is known by dhillon buttar, and bhullar buttar. buttar has held tournament every year for youngsters and others. 3/4 people from this village lives in abroad, like; Canada, USA, Australia and many other countries.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Respite from rain, but drains continue to overflow". The Tribune. July 24, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ "ਬੁੱਟਰ ਕਲਾਂ ’ਚ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਨੇ ਫਾਹਾ ਲਿਆ". PunjabiTribune. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "In-laws booked:". The Tribune. June 16, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Buttar Kalan (Moga, Punjab) (in Punjabi). YouTube. 2012. ehmerapunjab. Retrieved June 20, 2012.

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