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About Rela Village

Rela is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 716 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rela village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721443
Area (hectares) 257.78 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 716
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 257.78 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

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. The nearest villages by name are Purusottampur, Radhaballavpur, Ramchandrapur and Rangasitia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,376. That makes it the 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Rela village has 716 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rela has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Rela is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rela covers 257.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rela falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rela notes the nearest railway station 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 in Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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