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About Roshanher Village

Roshanher is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 526 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roshanher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roshanher village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231304
Area (hectares) 101.2 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 526
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Roshanher compares

By the 2011 count Roshanher is the 247th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 101.2 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Roshanher

Roshanher is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Roshanher 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 Roshanher from other places

Roshanher lies about 47 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 15 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 Roshanher
Nearest town Ahraura 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Kailahat 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 17 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 47 km

Villages closest to Roshanher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roshanher village had a population of 985. That makes it the 247th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Roshanher village has 526 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roshanher has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Roshanher is 231304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roshanher covers 101.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Roshanher falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Roshanher is Kailahat, about 15 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 Roshanher.

Roshanher is about 47 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roshanher is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 2.9 km away. Kailahat is about 15 km away. Chunar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmoodpur (under 2 km), Jasawa (under 2 km) and Hatia (under 2 km).

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

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