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About Ropar Village

Ropar is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 134 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ropar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ropar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175042
Area (hectares) 43.31 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 134
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropar compares

By the 2011 count Ropar is the 95th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 43.31 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Ropar

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

Ropar lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Ropar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 7.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 44 km

Villages closest to Ropar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ropar village had a population of 269. That makes it the 95th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Ropar village has 134 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Ropar is 175042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropar covers 43.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ropar falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ropar is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Ropar.

Ropar is about 14 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropar is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 7.1 km away. Mandi is about 14 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotlu (under 2 km), Bhalwan (1.7 km) and Bhawani (1.7 km).

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

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