# Uperla Guling Village, Spiti, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/uperla-guling/ Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti # Uperla Guling Uperla Guling is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172117**. The 2011 Census counted **64 people in 11 households**, the 47th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 64people (2011) - 11households - 79.2%literacy - 172117PIN code ## Uperla Guling PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uperla Guling is 172117.** Uperla Guling falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172117 - Community development blockSpiti - Census village code012533 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uperla Guling from nearby towns? - Kaza (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ)224 km by road - Manali (nearest town)254 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 Uperla Guling? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Uperla Guling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Minsar - ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Uperla Guling known for? The main crops are **green peas, barley and potato**. About 13% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Uperla Guling Of every 100 households in Uperla Guling in 2011, 90 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Uperla Guling · ■ Spiti rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **66% Toilet within the home ****60%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **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 ****60%** **91% Television ****60%** **67% Mobile phone ****10%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****40%** **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 Uperla Guling? ■ Uperla Guling · ■ Spiti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **995 Working population ****56.2%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 16 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 7 (19%) · **■** Marginal 11 (31%) 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 - Shichling89 people - Morang81 people - Sumling79 people - Lara Khas65 people - Nidang60 people - Todnam58 people - Rama Khas49 people - Lingti48 people [All 231 villages in Spiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uperla Guling?172117 - How far is Uperla Guling from Kyelang?224 km by road - What is the population of Uperla Guling?64 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uperla Guling in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Uperla Guling?79.2% (Census 2011)