Bareta is a city and municipal council in the Mansa district in Southern Punjab, India.

Bareta got its name from a warrior Rajput "Bad-beta "who was marshall swordsman and fighter.He carved his own constituency of 13000 acres.

The Bareta Cooperative House Building Society, also known as Mulazam Colony (at Bareta-Budhlada Main Road) 2.

Astha Colony (On Dyalpura Road) As per Census of India conducted in 2001, Bareta had a population of 14,886.

List of Schools: Recently, a co-ed Government Polytechnic College has also been started in Bareta, which provides technical education after matriculation.

A large part of the residents here are engaged in government jobs, mainly in Education and Banking.