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About Dela Village

Dela is a large village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,376 males and 1,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.95 hectares hectares.

Dela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 391.95 hectares
Population 2,803
Male Population 1,376
Female Population 1,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dela compares

By the 2011 count Dela is the 47th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 391.95 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dela

Dela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dela as Available within 10+ 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 Dela from other places

Dela lies about 19 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, about 11 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 Dela
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 14 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 19 km
Nearest town Raebareli 19 km

Villages closest to Dela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dela village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 47th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Dela village has 1,376 males and 1,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dela has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Dela covers 391.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dela falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dela is Fursatganj, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dela.

Dela is about 19 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dela is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Fursatganj is about 11 km away. Salon is about 14 km away. Rae Bareli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deeh (under 2 km), Jotbhadi Urf Erideeh (under 2 km) and Sadipur Kotwa (2.6 km).

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

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