It is predominantly inhabited by people of the Buttar, Siviya, and Randhawa Jat clans.

[2] It is located in the Baba Bakala tehsil[3] of Amritsar district in Punjab, on the Beas-Batala road (National Highway 503D).

The town of Mehta Chowk, headquarters of the orthodox Sikh educational and cultural organization Damdami Taksal, lies on the road from Amritsar, which is 41 km (25.47 mi) to Buttar's west.

[4] In 2001, Buttar Sivia had a total population of 5,623 with 1000 households, 2,995 males and 2,628 females.

As is common in the region, the primary occupation is agriculture.