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About Ropa Village

Ropa is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 49 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ropa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ropa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 67.28 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 49
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropa compares

By the 2011 count Ropa is the 130th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 67.28 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ropa

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

Ropa lies about 43 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 Ropa
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 43 km

Villages closest to Ropa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ropa village had a population of 101. That makes it the 130th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Ropa village has 49 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropa has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ropa is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropa covers 67.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ropa falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ropa 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 <5 km distance for Ropa.

Ropa is about 43 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropa is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakundi Chimla (1.8 km), Shawat (2.0 km) and Khaneti (4.3 km).

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

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