# Sumling Village, Spiti, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Sumling

Sumling is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172114**. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 16 households**, the 45th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 79people (2011)
- 16households
- 79.4%literacy
- 172114PIN code

## Sumling PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sumling is 172114.** Sumling falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172114
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012516

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sumling from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)170 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)185 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sumling?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sumling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangarik
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sumling known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and mustard**. About 3% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sumling

Of every 100 households in Sumling in 2011, 19 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sumling · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**73%

Use banking services ****94%**

**91%

Television ****75%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sumling?

■ Sumling · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1724**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**995

Working population ****46.8%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 68.9% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (41%) · **■** Marginal 18 (49%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Spiti

- Tangti Yogma93 people
- Shego91 people
- Shichling89 people
- Morang81 people
- Lara Khas65 people
- Uperla Guling64 people
- Nidang60 people
- Todnam58 people

[All 231 villages in Spiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sumling?172114
- How far is Sumling from Kyelang?170 km by road
- What is the population of Sumling?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumling in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sumling?79.4% (Census 2011)