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About Rela Village

Rela is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 228 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833103
Area (hectares) 159.37 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 228
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rela compares

By the 2011 count Rela is the 66th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 159.37 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Rela

Rela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rela as Available within <5 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 Rela from other places

Rela lies about 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Posoita, about 10 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 railway station Posoita 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 12 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 36 km

Villages closest to Rela

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

Common questions about Rela

As per the Census of India 2011, Rela village had a population of 468. That makes it the 66th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Rela village has 228 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rela has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Rela is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rela covers 159.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rela falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rela is Posoita, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rela.

Rela is about 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rela is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Posoita is about 10 km away. Goilkera is about 12 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lebenta (under 2 km), Balia (1.7 km) and Burgua (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rela today is likely to be higher.

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