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About Ror Village

Ror is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 434 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ror Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ror village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 140.86 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 434
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ror compares

By the 2011 count Ror is the 47th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 140.86 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ror

Ror is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ror 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ror from other places

Ror lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 3.5 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 Ror
Nearest railway station Talara 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 6.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Ror

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ror village had a population of 852. That makes it the 47th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ror village has 434 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ror has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ror is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ror covers 140.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ror falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ror is Talara, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ror 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.

Ror is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 3.5 km away. Nurpur is about 6.5 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarora (under 2 km), Aghar (under 2 km) and Sudrahr (under 2 km).

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

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