Rohru
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Rohru | |
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Town | |
 Rohru town on the banks of Pabbar river | |
  Rohru Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Rohru Rohru (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′07″N 77°45′07″E / 31.202°N 77.752°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Shimla |
| Established | 19 January 2001 |
| Elevation | 1,554 m (5,098 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,875 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Mahasui (Soracholi)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 171207 |
| Vehicle registration | HP-10 |
Rohru is a town and a municipal committee in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is at the banks of the Pabbar River, and it is about 115 km from Shimla city. Rohru is at 31°12′07″N 77°45′07″E / 31.202°N 77.7519°E. It has an average elevation of 1,525 metres (5,003 feet).[2]
The Ganasidhar-Sungri road was formerly part of the Hindustan Tibet Road and is renamed as State Highway 1. It is an important lifeline for high altritude villages like Khadrala.[3]
