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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
phool bai
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- LGD code
- 481054
- Pincode
- 464224
- Post office
- Kurwai
- Population
- 1,148
- Households
- 242
- Literacy rate
- 66.9%
- Sex ratio
- 904 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 377
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 113 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 510 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mandi Bamora · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC Layra · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Baretha compares
By population, Baretha ranks #18 of 159 villages in Kurwai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.9%
+5.4% vs mandal average
- Baretha
- 66.9%
- Kurwai mandal
- 61.5%
- Vidisha district
- 59.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
+17 vs mandal average
- Baretha
- 904
- Kurwai mandal
- 887
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Baretha
- 4.7
- Kurwai mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baretha at a glance
Baretha is a village of 1,148 people in 242 households (Census 2011) in Kurwai tehsil, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, the 18th-largest of 159 villages in Kurwai tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Vidisha district centre, 33 km from Khimlasa, the nearest town, 4 km from Mandi Bamora railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 464224, served by Kurwai post office; the LGD village code is 481054. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Layra, 10 km away. The sarpanch is phool bai, and the village votes in Kurwai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hari Singh Sapre. The population is estimated at 1,353 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baretha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KURWAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 71
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 481.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 384.94
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baretha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baretha
- LGD code
- 481054
- Pincode
- 464224
- Post office
- Kurwai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,148
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,353
- Households
- 242
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 904
- Literacy rate
- 66.9%
- Coordinates
- 24.08853°N, 78.06278°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurwai
- Member of Parliament
- Lata Wankhede
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hari Singh Sapre
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- phool bai
- Block / Mandal
- Kurwai
Getting there
How to reach Baretha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal113 kmcapital
- Delhi510 km
- Hyderabad747 km
- Mumbai773 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMandi Bamora4 km
- Bus stopNew Bus Stand19 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC Layra10 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank ATM16 km
- Petrol pumpIndin Oil17 km
- CollegeBina Public H. S. School15 km
- Police stationPolice Station Khurai26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Baretha
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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