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About Gyaling Village

Gyaling is a small village in Sanku tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 141 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.6 hectares hectares.

Gyaling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyaling village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kargil
Tehsil Sanku
Area (hectares) 50.6 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 141
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gyaling compares

By the 2011 count Gyaling is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 50.6 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gyaling

Gyaling is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gyaling as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barsoo, Barto, Chosker Suru and Farona. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gyaling

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyaling village had a population of 271. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Gyaling village has 141 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyaling has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Gyaling covers 50.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gyaling falls under Sanku tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gyaling notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gyaling.

Gyaling is in Sanku tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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