About Sumling Village

Sumling 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 79, made up of 29 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,724 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumling village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Spiti
Pincode	172114
Area (hectares)	513.16 hectares
Population	79
Male Population	29
Female Population	50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,724
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumling compares

By the 2011 count Sumling is the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 513.16 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Sumling

Sumling is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sumling as Available within village. 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 Sumling from other places

Sumling lies about 92 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 111 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 Sumling
Tehsil headquarters	Spiti	31 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	92 km
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	111 km
Nearest town	Mandi	118 km

Villages closest to Sumling

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.

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Common questions about Sumling

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumling village had a population of 79. That makes it the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Sumling village has 29 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumling has about 1724 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Sumling is 172114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumling covers 513.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sumling is Zero Point, about 111 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sumling.

Sumling is about 92 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.

Sumling is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 31 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 92 km away. Zero Point is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.