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About Rol Village

Rol is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 399 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 399
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rol compares

By the 2011 count Rol is the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Rol

Rol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rol 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 5 - 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 60 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 15 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
Nearest railway station Tangarbansali 15 km
Nearest town Khalāri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 35 km
District headquarters Latehar 60 km

Villages closest to Rol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandwa 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 781. That makes it the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Rol village has 399 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rol has about 957 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Rol is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rol covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rol falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rol is Tangarbansali, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rol.

Rol is about 60 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rol is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Tangarbansali is about 15 km away. Khalāri is about 17 km away. Chandwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohum (11 km), Betar (12 km) and Marma (15 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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