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About Tingal Village

Tingal is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tingal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tingal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175132
Area (hectares) 6.39 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tingal compares

By the 2011 count Tingal is the 122nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 6.39 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tingal

Tingal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tingal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tingal from other places

Tingal lies about 87 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tingal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahul 30 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 87 km

Villages closest to Tingal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lahul tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tingal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tingal village had a population of 4. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Tingal village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tingal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tingal is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tingal covers 6.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tingal falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tingal is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tingal.

Tingal is about 87 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tingal is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Lahul is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gushal (under 2 km), Jamyaling (under 2 km) and Kathal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tingal today is likely to be higher.

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