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About Rotahal Village

Rotahal is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 186 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rotahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rotahal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182126
Area (hectares) 171.2 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 186
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rotahal compares

By the 2011 count Rotahal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 171.2 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rotahal

Rotahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rotahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rotahal from other places

Rotahal lies about 36 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Rotahal
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Udhampur 36 km

Villages closest to Rotahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rotahal village had a population of 352. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Rotahal village has 186 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rotahal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Rotahal is 182126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rotahal covers 171.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rotahal falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rotahal is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 village for Rotahal.

Rotahal is about 36 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rotahal is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 18 km away. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Blotha Uppralla (under 2 km), Chakahal (under 2 km) and Dalsar (under 2 km).

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

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