Rohru
Town in Himachal Pradesh, India
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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 31.202°N 77.7519°E. It has an average elevation of 1,525 metres (5,003 feet).
Rohru | |
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Town | |
 Rohru town on the banks of Pabbar river | |
  Rohru Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Rohru Rohru (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31.202°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 |
Demographics
As of 2010[update] India census,[2] Rohru had a population of 14953. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Rohru has an average literacy rate of 94%, much higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 96%, and female literacy is 89%. In Rohru, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.