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About Rol Village

Rol is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 99 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Rol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 99
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
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 Rol compares

By the 2011 count Rol is the 243rd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

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 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 Rol from other places

Rol lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 54 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
Nearest town Malajkhand 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 30 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 54 km
District headquarters Balaghat 55 km

Villages closest to Rol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar 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 208. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Rol village has 99 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rol has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Rol covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rol falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rol is Dhapewara, about 54 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 Rol.

Rol is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rol is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 20 km away. Baihar is about 30 km away. Dhapewara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahangakanhar (1.8 km), Murkuta (3.4 km) and Chikhali (5.2 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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