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About Rel Village

Rel is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 740 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.27 hectares hectares.

Rel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Area (hectares) 641.27 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 740
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rel compares

By the 2011 count Rel is the 34th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 641.27 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Rel

Rel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rel as Available within village. 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 Rel from other places

Rel lies about 14 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 7.2 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 Rel
Nearest railway station Paldhi 7.2 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 22 km

Villages closest to Rel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rel village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 34th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Rel village has 740 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rel has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Rel covers 641.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rel falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rel is Paldhi, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rel.

Rel is about 14 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rel is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Paldhi is about 7.2 km away. Jalgaon is about 14 km away. Dharangaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladli (2.1 km), Dongaon Bk (3.0 km) and Dongaon Kh (3.0 km).

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

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