# Darretha Village, Prithvipur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Prithvipur, Tikamgarh 

# Darretha

Darretha is a village in Prithvipur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,967 people in 431 households**, the 19th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,967people (2011)
- 431households
- 50.5%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Darretha PIN code and other codes

Darretha falls in Prithvipur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPrithvipur
- Census village code456571

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

## How far is Darretha from nearby towns?

- Prithvipur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)70 km by road
- Prithvipur (nearest town)12 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 Darretha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Darretha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Prathvipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Darretha known for?

About 38% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Darretha

Of every 100 households in Darretha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darretha · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Darretha?

■ Darretha · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**866

Working population ****55.8%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 38.6% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 770 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (4%) · **■** Marginal 264 (24%)

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 Prithvipur

- Bachhaura2,336 people
- Madwa Rajgarh2,145 people
- Tatarpura2,132 people
- Bhelsa1,980 people
- Sunauniya Khas1,908 people
- Maniyan1,839 people
- Mudauni1,796 people
- Dumduma1,783 people

[All 142 villages in Prithvipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/prithvipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darretha from Tikamgarh?70 km by road
- What is the population of Darretha?1,967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darretha in?Tikamgarh district (Prithvipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darretha?50.5% (Census 2011)