About Baretha Village

Baretha is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,731, made up of 2,935 males and 2,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763 hectares hectares.

Baretha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baretha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Area (hectares)	763 hectares
Population	5,731
Male Population	2,935
Female Population	2,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baretha compares

By the 2011 count Baretha is the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 763 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Baretha

Baretha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baretha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baretha from other places

Baretha lies about 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baretha
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	18 km
Nearest town	Purnia	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	32 km

Villages closest to Baretha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Baretha

As per the Census of India 2011, Baretha village had a population of 5,731. That makes it the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Baretha village has 2,935 males and 2,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baretha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Baretha covers 763 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baretha falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baretha is Bakhri, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baretha.

Baretha is about 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baretha is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 3.6 km away. Bakhri is about 18 km away. Purnia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.