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About Ropru Village

Ropru is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 50 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ropru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ropru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 227.46 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 50
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropru compares

By the 2011 count Ropru is the 25th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 227.46 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 903.

Getting to Ropru

Ropru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ropru as Available. 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 Ropru from other places

Ropru lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 2.9 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 Ropru
Tehsil headquarters Multhan 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 2.9 km
Nearest town Mandi 40 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Ropru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Multhan 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 Ropru

As per the Census of India 2011, Ropru village had a population of 85. That makes it the 25th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Ropru village has 50 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropru has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Ropru is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropru covers 227.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ropru falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ropru is Zero Point, about 2.9 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ropru.

Ropru is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropru is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Multhan is about 2.4 km away. Zero Point is about 2.9 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lawai (under 2 km), Napohta (under 2 km) and Andarli Malahn (1.6 km).

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

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