Rohru

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Rohru

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| settlement_type = Town

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| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India

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| 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

| subdivision_name1 = Himachal Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Shimla

| established_title =

| established_date = 19 January 2001

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| elevation_m = 1554

| population_total = 6875

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Hindi

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 171207

| registration_plate = HP-10

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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 {{coord|31.202|N|77.7519|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 1,525  metres (5,003 feet).

Demographics

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{{As of|2010}} India census,{{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}} 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.

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