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About Guling Village

Guling 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 139, made up of 81 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 716 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guling village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172117
Area (hectares) 64.98 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 81
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 716
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 Guling compares

By the 2011 count Guling is the 32nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 64.98 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Guling

Guling is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guling 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 Guling from other places

Guling lies about 114 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 118 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 Guling
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 12 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 114 km
Nearest town Mandi 115 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 118 km

Villages closest to Guling

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 Guling

As per the Census of India 2011, Guling village had a population of 139. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Guling village has 81 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guling has about 716 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 Guling is 172117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guling covers 64.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Guling is Zero Point, about 118 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 Guling.

Guling is about 114 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.

Guling is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 12 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 114 km away. Mandi is about 115 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uperla Guling (under 2 km), Kun (under 2 km) and Kungri (under 2 km).

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

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