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About Ropa Village

Ropa is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 41 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ropa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ropa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 47.42 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 41
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropa compares

By the 2011 count Ropa is the 135th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 47.42 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1207.

Getting to Ropa

Ropa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ropa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ropa from other places

Ropa lies about 14 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 28 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 Ropa
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 2.9 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 28 km
Nearest town Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Ropa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Ropa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ropa village had a population of 74. That makes it the 135th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Ropa village has 41 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropa has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Ropa is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropa covers 47.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ropa falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ropa is Panchrukhi, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Ropa.

Ropa is about 14 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropa is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 2.9 km away. Hamirpur is about 14 km away. Panchrukhi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharmar (under 2 km), Mayana (under 2 km) and Dulehra (under 2 km).

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

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