Rohru


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 famous for its apples, treking and trout fishing. The hatchery is at Dhamwari, 25 km upstream of Rohru town. The beautiful Nazeru devta's temple is in Shakli, 15 km from Rohru. Devta Morish temple is in Rantari, 17 km upstream and devta Shikru maharaj's temple in middle of the town.

Geography

Rohru is at. It has an average elevation of 1,525 metres.
India census, 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. The native language here is Pahari but Hindi and English are also spoken.

Government

Rohru has a number of offices of Himachal government and a weekly session of Shimla High Court convenes regularly as well.
Initially Rohru was a part of Bushahr State but was later declared as an individual tehsil by the Himachal government. Rohru has an individual MLA seat.
Member of Legislative Assembly Rohru is Mohan Lal Brakta of Congress. Virbhadra Singh has been elected as an MLA from Rohru for seven terms.
Rohru has seen much of development in the last decade with a hospital, degree colleges, professional colleges being set up. A national-level cricket stadium has been developed in Rohru.

Nearby towns

The average minimum and maximum temperature of Rohru is as given below. The best time to visit Rohru is also specified.
MONTHBEST TIMEMIN. TEMP MAX. TEMP
January015
February*018
March*320
April*824
May*926
June929
July1330
August1631
September1527
October*1226
November*520
December016