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About Rohira Village

Rohira is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,874, made up of 1,543 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rohira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rohira village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 425 hectares
Population 2,874
Male Population 1,543
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rohira compares

By the 2011 count Rohira is the 17th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Rohira

Rohira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rohira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rohira from other places

Rohira lies about 44 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Rohira Ghallughara, about under 2 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 Rohira
Nearest railway station Rohira Ghallughara under 2 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 12 km
District headquarters Sangrur 44 km

Villages closest to Rohira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rohira village had a population of 2,874. That makes it the 17th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Rohira village has 1,543 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rohira has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Rohira is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rohira covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rohira falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rohira is Rohira Ghallughara, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rohira.

Rohira is about 44 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rohira is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Rohira Ghallughara is about under 2 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 5.0 km away. Malerkotla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandali Kalan (3.0 km), Kup (3.5 km) and Shekhupur Kalan (3.5 km).

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

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