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About Roni Village

Roni is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 80 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 62.39 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 80
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roni compares

By the 2011 count Roni is the 100th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 62.39 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Roni

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

Roni lies about 39 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 Roni
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Roni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roni village had a population of 152. That makes it the 100th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Roni village has 80 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roni has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Roni is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roni covers 62.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roni falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Roni notes the nearest railway station 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 Roni.

Roni is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roni is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.8 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padrah (under 2 km), Saintari (under 2 km) and Tharola (under 2 km).

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

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