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About Rohtan Village

Rohtan is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 176 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rohtan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rohtan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 176
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rohtan compares

By the 2011 count Rohtan is the 41st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 971.

Getting to Rohtan

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

Rohtan lies about 59 km from Shimla. 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 Rohtan
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 59 km

Villages closest to Rohtan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rohtan village had a population of 325. That makes it the 41st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Rohtan village has 176 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rohtan has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Rohtan is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rohtan covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rohtan falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rohtan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rohtan.

Rohtan is about 59 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rohtan is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandal (under 2 km), Utrol (2.1 km) and Jhagtan (2.6 km).

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

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