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About Ropachalthar Village

Ropachalthar is a small village in Chamoli tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 144 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ropachalthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ropachalthar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Chamoli
Pincode 246424
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 144
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ropachalthar compares

By the 2011 count Ropachalthar is the 96th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Ropachalthar

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

Ropachalthar lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 102 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 Ropachalthar
Tehsil headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 57 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 102 km

Villages closest to Ropachalthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ropachalthar village had a population of 293. That makes it the 96th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Ropachalthar village has 144 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropachalthar has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Ropachalthar is 246424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropachalthar covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ropachalthar falls under Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ropachalthar is Rishikesh, about 102 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 village for Ropachalthar.

Ropachalthar is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropachalthar is in Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 57 km away. Rishikesh is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanoli (4.5 km), Banala (5.5 km) and Sonala (5.5 km).

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

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