# Maretha Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Maretha

Maretha is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 363 households**, the 37th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 363households
- 52.5%literacy
- 494224PIN code

## Maretha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maretha is 494224.** Maretha falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494224
- Gram panchayatMaretha
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449395

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

## How far is Maretha from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)60 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 Maretha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maretha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesarpal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanpuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Maretha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugarcane**. About 71% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Maretha

Of every 100 households in Maretha in 2011, 57 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maretha · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**58%

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

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Maretha?

■ Maretha · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**994

Working population ****53.7%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 43.1% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 710 (84%)

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 Bakavand

- Dimrapal1,656 people
- Saunra1,653 people
- Masgaon1,619 people
- Satlawand1,583 people
- Nalpawand1,547 people
- Borigaon1,523 people
- Dhanpur1,471 people
- Cholnar1,469 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maretha?494224
- How far is Maretha from Jagdalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Maretha?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maretha in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Maretha?52.5% (Census 2011)