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About Rohira Village

Rohira is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 639 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rohira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rohira village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246488
Area (hectares) 422.75 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 639
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,218
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rohira compares

By the 2011 count Rohira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 422.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1219.

Getting to Rohira

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

Rohira lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 68 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
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 8.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Pauri 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 68 km

Villages closest to Rohira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 1,417. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Rohira village has 639 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rohira has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Rohira is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rohira covers 422.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rohira falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rohira is Ramnagar, about 68 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 Rohira.

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

Rohira is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 8.4 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Pauri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajyani (under 2 km), Banjyani (under 2 km) and Chhari Sain (1.6 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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