# Baretha Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Baretha

Baretha is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,731 people in 1,125 households**, the 10th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 5,731people (2011)
- 1,125households
- 35.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Baretha PIN code and other codes

Baretha falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSohtha North
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224293

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

## How far is Baretha from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Baretha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Baretha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Falka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Baretha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 763 hectares of village land is sown, and 573 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 Baretha

Of every 100 households in Baretha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baretha · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**36%

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 Baretha?

■ Baretha · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.7%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**976

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.9% for men and 29.2% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 298 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 663 (30%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,102 (50%)

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 Falka

- Pirmokam7,052 people
- Hathwara6,758 people
- Gobindpur6,666 people
- Bharsia6,232 people
- Phuldobhi5,228 people
- Maghaili4,567 people
- Rahata4,184 people
- Amol4,105 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baretha from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Baretha?5,731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baretha in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baretha?35.7% (Census 2011)