# Rohru

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rohru
| other_name = 
| nickname = 
| settlement_type = city 
| image_skyline = RohruDSC01162.jpg
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = Rohru city  the banks of Pabbar river
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.202|N|77.752|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1 = [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh)
| subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2 = [Shimla](/source/Shimla_district)
| established_title = <!-- Established -->
| established_date = 19 January 2001
| named_for = 
| government_type = 
| governing_body = 
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = 
| area_rank = 
| area_total_km2 = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m = 1554
| population_total = 6875
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = 
| population_footnotes = 
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [Hindi](/source/Hindi_language)
| demographics1_title2 = Native
| demographics1_info2 = [Mahasui](/source/Mahasui) (Soracholi)<ref>{{cite web| website=Literary Herald |title=Language and dialect of Himachal Pradesh |url=https://tlhjournal.com/uploads/products/35.shradha-shandil-article.pdf?utm_}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code = 171207
| registration_plate = HP-10
| website = 
| footnotes = 
}}
thumb|View of Mandalgarh Valley, Rohru
'''Rohru''' is a town and a [municipal committee](/source/municipal_committee) in [Shimla district](/source/Shimla_district) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh). It is at the [banks](/source/Bank_(geography)) of the [Pabbar River](/source/Pabbar_River), and it is about 115&nbsp;km from [Shimla](/source/Shimla) city.  Rohru is at {{coord|31.202|N|77.7519|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 1,525 &nbsp;metres (5,003&nbsp;feet).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chauhan |first=Hari |title=Cultural heritage of Pabbar Valley |date=2012 |publisher=Agam Kala Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7320-123-3 |location=Delhi}}</ref> 

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](/source/Khadrala).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-16 |title=Himachal HC Reminds Govt Of 70-Year-Old Vital Road Visited By Pandit Nehru |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/india-news-himachal-hc-reminds-govt-of-70-year-old-vital-road-visited-by-pandit-nehru-news-388380 |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
thumb|392x392px|Rohru
{{As of|2010}} India [census](/source/census),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.

==References==
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Category:Cities and towns in Shimla district

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