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About Rorad Village

Rorad is a large village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,094, made up of 1,062 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2278.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rorad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rorad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 2278.78 hectares
Population 2,094
Male Population 1,062
Female Population 1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Rorad compares

By the 2011 count Rorad is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 2278.78 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 980.

Getting to Rorad

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

Rorad lies about 18 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, 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 Rorad
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 14 km
Nearest railway station Richughuta 16 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 18 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 18 km

Villages closest to Rorad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rorad village had a population of 2,094. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Rorad village has 1,062 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rorad has about 972 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Rorad is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rorad covers 2278.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rorad falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rorad is Richughuta, 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 10+ km distance for Rorad.

Rorad is about 18 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rorad is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about 14 km away. Richughuta is about 16 km away. Lohardaga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husru (2.3 km), Onegara (2.4 km) and Pundag (2.7 km).

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

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