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About Ropa Village

Ropa is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 64 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 49.61 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 64
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropa compares

By the 2011 count Ropa is the 91st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 49.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

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 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 Ropa from other places

Ropa lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 6.2 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
Nearest railway station Talara 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 7.1 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Ropa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baroh 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 124. That makes it the 91st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Ropa village has 64 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropa has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Ropa is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropa covers 49.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ropa falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ropa is Talara, about 6.2 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 Ropa.

Ropa is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropa is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 6.2 km away. Baroh is about 7.1 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Sarotari (under 2 km), Saroht Uparla (under 2 km) and Sarotari Khas (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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