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About Gangdo Demul Village

Gangdo Demul is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangdo Demul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangdo Demul village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172113
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangdo Demul compares

By the 2011 count Gangdo Demul is the 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Gangdo Demul

Gangdo Demul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangdo Demul as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gangdo Demul from other places

Gangdo Demul lies about 115 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 128 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 Gangdo Demul
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 8.6 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 115 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 128 km
Nearest town Mandi 128 km

Villages closest to Gangdo Demul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Spiti 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 Gangdo Demul

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangdo Demul village had a population of 7. That makes it the 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Gangdo Demul village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangdo Demul has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Gangdo Demul is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangdo Demul covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangdo Demul is Zero Point, about 128 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangdo Demul.

Gangdo Demul is about 115 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.

Gangdo Demul is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 8.6 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 115 km away. Zero Point is about 128 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Demul Khas (under 2 km), Dhar Changlung (3.6 km) and Sanglung (3.6 km).

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

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