| Dela | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.1447°N 81.3999°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.92 |
| Population Total: | 2803 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
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. 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.
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.[3] The area of the village was given as 927 acres.[3] 89 residents were literate, 86 male and 3 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Nasirabad.[3]
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.[4] The area of the village was given as 927 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Dela as having a population of 1,715 people, in 369 households, and having an area of 391.74 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and juwar.[5]
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.[6] The area of the village was listed as 339 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 356, or 19% of the total; this group was 52% male (184) and 48% female (172).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 28% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 31% (455 men and 127 women).[6] 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.[6] 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.[6]