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About Ropa Village

Ropa is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 35 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,514 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, 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 Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 30.86 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 35
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,514
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 176th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 30.86 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

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 38 km from Kangra, 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 Jaisinghpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 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 Jaisinghpur 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 88. That makes it the 176th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Ropa village has 35 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropa has about 1514 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Ropa is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropa covers 30.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ropa falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra 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 village for Ropa.

Ropa is about 38 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 Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 14 km away. Panchrukhi is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikkar Jihan (under 2 km), Bhalundar (3.0 km) and Dali (3.1 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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