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About Roj Benli Village

Roj Benli is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 73 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roj Benli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roj Benli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 73
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roj Benli compares

By the 2011 count Roj Benli is the 99th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Roj Benli

Roj Benli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Roj Benli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Roj Benli from other places

Roj Benli lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 46 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 Roj Benli
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 8.6 km
Nearest town Nāhan 8.6 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Nearest railway station Barog 46 km

Villages closest to Roj Benli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Roj Benli

As per the Census of India 2011, Roj Benli village had a population of 145. That makes it the 99th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Roj Benli village has 73 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roj Benli has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Roj Benli is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roj Benli covers 94 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.

Roj Benli falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Roj Benli is Barog, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Roj Benli.

Roj Benli is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roj Benli is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 8.6 km away. Nāhan is about 8.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudu Balahar (under 2 km), Chamba Shil (under 2 km) and Balka Baratal (1.5 km).

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

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