About Rohum Village

Rohum is a small village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 213 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rohum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rohum village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	356 hectares
Population	410
Male Population	213
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rohum compares

By the 2011 count Rohum is the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Rohum

Rohum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rohum as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rohum from other places

Rohum lies about 49 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 11 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 Rohum
Nearest railway station	McCluskieganj	11 km
Nearest town	Khalāri	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	24 km
District headquarters	Latehar	49 km

Villages closest to Rohum

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.

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Common questions about Rohum

As per the Census of India 2011, Rohum village had a population of 410. That makes it the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Rohum village has 213 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rohum has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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

Rohum covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rohum falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rohum is McCluskieganj, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rohum.

Rohum is about 49 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rohum is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. McCluskieganj is about 11 km away. Khalāri is about 13 km away. Chandwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.