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About Ropa Village

Ropa is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 185 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ropa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ropa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 263134
Area (hectares) 118.83 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 185
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Ropa compares

By the 2011 count Ropa is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 118.83 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Ropa

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

Ropa lies about 20 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 1.5 km
District headquarters Nainital 20 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 20 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Ropa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Betalghat 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 372. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Ropa village has 185 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ropa has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Ropa is 263134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ropa covers 118.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ropa falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ropa is Ramnagar, about 27 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 Ropa.

Ropa is about 20 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ropa is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 1.5 km away. Nainital is about 20 km away. Naini Tāl is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairali (under 2 km), Khairali Chak Patal (under 2 km) and Ghoria Halson (under 2 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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