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About Ropa Village

Ropa is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 151 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares.

Ropa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ropa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 480 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 151
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropa compares

By the 2011 count Ropa is the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Ropa

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

Ropa lies about 66 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 21 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 Ropa
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 23 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 43 km
District headquarters Gondiya 66 km

Villages closest to Ropa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ropa village had a population of 310. That makes it the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Ropa village has 151 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropa has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Ropa covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ropa falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ropa is Dewalgaon, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ropa.

Ropa is about 66 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropa is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Dewalgaon is about 21 km away. Deori is about 23 km away. Desāīganj is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhodhara (2.1 km), Sarregaon (2.8 km) and Garartola (2.8 km).

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

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