# Rela Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rela

Rela is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 290 households**, the 38th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,376people (2011)
- 290households
- 82.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rela

Of every 100 households in Rela in 2011, 96 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rela · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****81%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rela?

■ Rela · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**953

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 73.6% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (9%) · **■** Marginal 95 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dantan - II

- Baman Sai1,527 people
- Daharda1,503 people
- Nandakurya1,492 people
- Santoshpur1,429 people
- Belda1,363 people
- Babla1,360 people
- Narayan Chak1,273 people
- Amarda1,262 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rela?1,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rela in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rela?82.0% (Census 2011)