Skip to main content

About Ruwan Village

Ruwan is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 23 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,522 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 50.82 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 23
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,522
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 Ruwan compares

By the 2011 count Ruwan is the 140th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 50.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 962.

Getting to Ruwan

Ruwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ruwan 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 Ruwan from other places

Ruwan lies about 58 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 Ruwan
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 8.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Ruwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruwan village had a population of 58. That makes it the 140th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Ruwan village has 23 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruwan has about 1522 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Ruwan is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruwan covers 50.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ruwan falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ruwan 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 Ruwan.

Ruwan is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruwan is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Rajpur (under 2 km), Rajpur (under 2 km) and D P F Chalari I (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All