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About Rola Village

Rola is a small village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 169 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 424 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 169
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Rola compares

By the 2011 count Rola is the 80th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 985.

Getting to Rola

Rola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rola 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 Rola from other places

Rola lies about 58 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 9.2 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 Rola
Nearest railway station Danea 9.2 km
Nearest town Kuju 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 22 km
District headquarters Bokaro 58 km

Villages closest to Rola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rola village had a population of 347. That makes it the 80th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Rola village has 169 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rola has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Rola is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rola covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rola falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rola is Danea, about 9.2 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 Rola.

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

Rola is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Danea is about 9.2 km away. Kuju is about 21 km away. Gumia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barka Murpa (2.1 km), Jumrapahar (3.6 km) and Purnapani (4.6 km).

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

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