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About Roja Village

Roja is a large village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,169 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.2 hectares hectares.

Roja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roja village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 770.2 hectares
Population 2,308
Male Population 1,169
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roja compares

By the 2011 count Roja is the 26th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 770.2 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Roja

Roja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Roja as Available within 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 Roja from other places

Roja lies about 73 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Jobat, about 25 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 Roja
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jobat 25 km
District headquarters Dhar 73 km

Villages closest to Roja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roja village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 26th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Roja village has 1,169 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roja has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Roja covers 770.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roja falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Roja is Jobat, about 25 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 village for Roja.

Roja is about 73 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roja is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 4.9 km away. Jobat is about 25 km away. Dhar is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talanpur (2.0 km), Dongargaon (2.4 km) and Girwanya (3.1 km).

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

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