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About Rord Village

Rord is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 293 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rord Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rord village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 201.05 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 293
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rord compares

By the 2011 count Rord is the 18th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 201.05 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rord

Rord is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rord as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rord from other places

Rord lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 50 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 Rord
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 4.3 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 50 km

Villages closest to Rord

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rord village had a population of 595. That makes it the 18th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Rord village has 293 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rord has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Rord is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rord covers 201.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rord falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rord is Summer Hill, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rord.

Rord is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rord is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 4.3 km away. Sundarnagar is about 29 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaindha (under 2 km), D P F Balaindha (under 2 km) and Bharad (1.8 km).

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

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