Dela, Raebareli

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
Dela Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.144673°N 81.399903°E / 26.144673; 81.399903[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,803
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-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]