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About Roha Village

Roha is a mid sized village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 686 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2173.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roha village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370030
Area (hectares) 2173.85 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 686
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roha compares

By the 2011 count Roha is the 33rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 2173.85 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Roha

Roha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Roha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Roha from other places

Roha lies about 46 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur Roha, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Roha
Nearest railway station Sukhpur Roha 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 16 km
Nearest town Bhuj 41 km
District headquarters Kachchh 46 km

Villages closest to Roha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakhatrana tehsil.

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 Roha

As per the Census of India 2011, Roha village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Roha village has 686 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roha has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Roha is 370030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roha covers 2173.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Roha falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Roha is Sukhpur Roha, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Roha.

Roha is about 46 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roha is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Sukhpur Roha is about 6.6 km away. Nakhatrana is about 16 km away. Bhuj is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Versalpar (2.5 km), Jesarvandh (3.6 km) and Khirsara (4.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Roha today is likely to be higher.

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