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About Uru Village

Uru is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 100 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 140.33 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 100
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uru compares

By the 2011 count Uru is the 104th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 140.33 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uru

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

Uru lies about 57 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 Uru
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 3.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Uru

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 Uru

As per the Census of India 2011, Uru village had a population of 200. That makes it the 104th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Uru village has 100 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Uru is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uru covers 140.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Uru 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 km distance for Uru.

Uru is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uru is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalna (under 2 km), Thana (under 2 km) and Shaneri (under 2 km).

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

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