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About Rohal Village

Rohal is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 269 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rohal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 679.44 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 269
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rohal compares

By the 2011 count Rohal is the 37th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 679.44 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 954.

Getting to Rohal

Rohal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rohal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rohal from other places

Rohal lies about 30 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Rohal
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Rohal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rohal village had a population of 507. That makes it the 37th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Rohal village has 269 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rohal has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rohal is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rohal covers 679.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rohal falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rohal is Summer Hill, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rohal.

Rohal is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rohal is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Chirgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahli (7.4 km), Jailot (8.3 km) and Gayari (9.8 km).

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

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