Dela is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 19 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 2,803 people, in 548 households.[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Tekari Dandu.[4]

Dela
Village
Map showing Dela (#317) in Dih CD block
Map showing Dela (#317) in Dih CD block
Dela is located in Uttar Pradesh
Dela
Dela
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°08′41″N 81°24′00″E / 26.144673°N 81.399903°E / 26.144673; 81.399903[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total
3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
2,803
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

The 1951 census recorded Dela as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 1,070 people (567 male and 503 female), in 238 households and 205 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 927 acres.[5] 89 residents were literate, 86 male and 3 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Dela as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 1,224 people (639 male and 585 female), in 253 households and 238 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 927 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Dela as having a population of 1,715 people, in 369 households, and having an area of 391.74 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and juwar.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Dela as having a total population of 1,889 people (1,003 male and 886 female), in 369 households and 369 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 339 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 356, or 19% of the total; this group was 52% male (184) and 48% female (172).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 28% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 31% (455 men and 127 women).[4] 587 people were classified as main workers (513 men and 74 women), while 13 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 1,289 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 360 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 140 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 6 household industry workers; 6 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 31 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 41 in other services.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 393–409. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 214–5. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 240–1. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 160–1. Retrieved 14 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)