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About Rol Village

Rol is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 303 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 303
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rol compares

By the 2011 count Rol is the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rol

Rol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rol as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rol from other places

Rol lies about 19 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 16 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 Rol
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 19 km
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km

Villages closest to Rol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rol village had a population of 604. That makes it the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Rol village has 303 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rol has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Rol is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rol covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rol falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rol is Shivpur, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Rol.

Rol is about 19 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rol is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 3.4 km away. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lipda (under 2 km), Pundra (1.6 km) and Dari (1.9 km).

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

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