About Rela Village

Rela is a small village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 184 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rela village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	80.5 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	184
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rela compares

By the 2011 count Rela is the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 80.5 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Rela

Rela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rela from other places

Rela lies about 33 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 69 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 Rela
Nearest town	Kishtwār	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	33 km
District headquarters	Doda	33 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	69 km

Villages closest to Rela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rela village had a population of 343. That makes it the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Rela village has 184 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rela has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Rela is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rela covers 80.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rela falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rela is Udhampur, about 69 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rela.

Rela is about 33 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rela is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 31 km away. Gandoh is about 33 km away. Doda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.