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About Ropa Village

Ropa is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 88 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 108.37 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 88
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropa compares

By the 2011 count Ropa is the 127th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 108.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 993.

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 - 10 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 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 42 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 town Sundarnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 42 km

Villages closest to Ropa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar 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 165. That makes it the 127th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Ropa village has 88 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropa has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ropa is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropa covers 108.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ropa falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ropa is Summer Hill, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Ropa.

Ropa is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropa is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Padhar is about 22 km away. Mandi 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 Ropa I (under 2 km), Ropa Ii (under 2 km) and Maseran (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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