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About Roam Village

Roam is a small village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 126 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 115.47 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 126
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Roam compares

By the 2011 count Roam is the 87th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 115.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Roam

Roam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Roam 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 Roam from other places

Roam lies about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gua, about 13 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 Roam
Nearest railway station Gua 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 22 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 24 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 37 km

Villages closest to Roam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roam village had a population of 242. That makes it the 87th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Roam village has 126 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roam has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Roam is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roam covers 115.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roam falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Roam is Gua, about 13 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 Roam.

Roam is about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roam is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Gua is about 13 km away. Manoharpur is about 22 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangda (3.1 km), Ghatkui (3.1 km) and Duia (5.3 km).

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

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