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About Uperla Guling Village

Uperla 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 64, made up of 30 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uperla Guling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uperla Guling village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172117
Area (hectares) 54.26 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 30
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uperla Guling compares

By the 2011 count Uperla Guling is the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 54.26 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Uperla Guling

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

Uperla 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 Uperla 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 Uperla 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 Uperla Guling

As per the Census of India 2011, Uperla Guling village had a population of 64. That makes it the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Uperla Guling village has 30 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uperla Guling has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Uperla Guling is 172117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uperla Guling covers 54.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Uperla 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Uperla Guling.

Uperla 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.

Uperla 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 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 Uperla Guling today is likely to be higher.

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