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About Rori Village

Rori is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 33 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 33
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rori compares

By the 2011 count Rori is the 298th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 987.

Getting to Rori

Rori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rori as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rori from other places

Rori lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 19 km away. 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 Rori
Nearest railway station Salogra 19 km
Nearest town Solan 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Rori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Rori

As per the Census of India 2011, Rori village had a population of 75. That makes it the 298th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Rori village has 33 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rori has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Rori is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rori covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rori falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rori is Salogra, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rori.

Rori is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rori is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 19 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Shimla Rural is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla (under 2 km), Kashah (1.7 km) and Up Mohal Gunana (3.2 km).

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

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