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About Rola Village

Rola is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 316 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 316
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rola compares

By the 2011 count Rola is the 89th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rola

Rola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rola from other places

Rola lies about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 17 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 Rola
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 17 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 25 km

Villages closest to Rola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rola village had a population of 619. That makes it the 89th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Rola village has 316 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rola has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Rola is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rola covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rola falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rola is Pandrasali, about 17 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 village for Rola.

Rola is about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rola is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 10 km away. Pandrasali is about 17 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhai (under 2 km), Khairbani (under 2 km) and Komdih (under 2 km).

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

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