# Biretra Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Biretra

Biretra is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 192 households**, the 50th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 959people (2011)
- 192households
- 82.7%literacy
- 491227PIN code

## Biretra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biretra is 491227.** Biretra falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491227
- Gram panchayatLondi
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443181

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

## How far is Biretra from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)52 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)16 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 Biretra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Biretra; 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
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pondi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Biretra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 79% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Biretra

Of every 100 households in Biretra in 2011, 90 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biretra · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****97%**

**76%

Television ****44%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Biretra?

■ Biretra · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**990

Working population ****47.0%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 73.6% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 240 (53%)

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 Balod

- Darbari Nawagaon1,039 people
- Dengrapar1,001 people
- Khairtarai999 people
- Khapri992 people
- Amora915 people
- Rewati Nawagaon907 people
- Bori895 people
- Orma872 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biretra?491227
- How far is Biretra from Durg?52 km by road
- What is the population of Biretra?959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biretra in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Biretra?82.7% (Census 2011)