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About Rol Village

Rol is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 521 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 133.69 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 521
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rol compares

By the 2011 count Rol is the 31st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 133.69 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

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 5 - 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 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 12 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 Burmu 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Kole 12 km
Nearest town Patrātu 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 31 km

Villages closest to Rol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burmu 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 1,004. That makes it the 31st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Rol village has 521 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rol has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Rol is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rol covers 133.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rol falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rol is Kole, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rol.

Rol is about 31 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rol is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 4.2 km away. Kole is about 12 km away. Patrātu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matwe (under 2 km), Lawagara (1.5 km) and Gutru (1.6 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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