About Biretra Village

Biretra is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 483 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biretra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biretra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Balod
Pincode	491227
Area (hectares)	218.04 hectares
Population	959
Male Population	483
Female Population	476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Biretra compares

By the 2011 count Biretra is the 50th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 218.04 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Biretra

Biretra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biretra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biretra from other places

Biretra lies about 47 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 4.7 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 Biretra
Nearest railway station	Latabor	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balod	10 km
District headquarters	Durg	47 km

Villages closest to Biretra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balod 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 Biretra

As per the Census of India 2011, Biretra village had a population of 959. That makes it the 50th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Biretra village has 483 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biretra has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Biretra is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biretra covers 218.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biretra falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Biretra is Latabor, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Biretra.

Biretra is about 47 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biretra is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 4.7 km away. Balod is about 10 km away. Durg is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.