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{{Short description|Village in Himachal Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Demul
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| pushpin_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|32.16991|N|78.17913|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]]
| elevation_ft = 14,170
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 172114
}}
'''Demul''' is a village in [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Himachal: Snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti district, Manali-Leh highway closed |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/himachal-snowfall-in-lahaul-spiti-district-manali-leh-highway-closed-101696059232465.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=30 September 2023|accessdate=14 August 2025}}</ref> It is located in [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |last=english |title=DEMUL Pin Code - 172114, Spiti All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search LAHUL & SPITI Post Office Address |url=https://news.abplive.com/404.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=ABP Live |language=en}}</ref> The taluk is Spiti and pincode 172114.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Demul Pin Code {{!}} Postal Code (Zip Code) of Demul, Lahul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/himachal-pradesh/lahul-and-spiti/demul |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> Demul is a remote settlement and situated at an elevation of 14,170 feet.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-19 |title=Spiti villages, located above 14,000 feet, face water scarcity; villagers in Himachal Pradesh worried about future |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/spiti-villages-located-above-14000-feet-face-water-scarcity-villagers-in-himachal-pradesh-worried-about-future/articleshow/99611935.cms |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Economy and demographics==
The village has only a few hundred residents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CYTRYNOWICZ |first=THOMAS |title=Tourism transforms long-hidden Buddhist valley in Himalayas |url=https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/tourism-transforms-long-hidden-buddhist-valley-in-himalayas/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Durango Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> Most belong to Bodh tribe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norbu |first=Chhering |last2=Ecosphere |first2=Spiti |date=2020-10-09 |title=An Invisible Paradise in Spiti |url=https://www.voicesofruralindia.org/an-invisible-paradise-in-spiti/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Voices of Rural India |language=en-US}}</ref> They are engaged in agriculture with barley being the main crop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-05 |title=To Spiti with love |url=https://www.cntraveller.in/magazine-story/to-spiti-with-love/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Condé Nast Traveller India |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Demul village gets threshing machines |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/demul-village-gets-threshing-machines/ |website=Tribune India}}</ref> Other sources of income include tourism and handicrafts.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

==Climate change==
Climate change in recent years has resulted in glaciers retreating in the area, leading to droughts.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-28 |title=Beyond the beauty: Farmers of Spiti Valley endure the effects of climate change |url=https://101reporters.com/article/environment/Beyond_the_beauty_Farmers_of_Spiti_Valley_endure_the_effects_of_climate_change |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=101Reporters - Compelling stories from grassroots |language=en}}</ref> Falling snow levels have worried villagers about access to water, and also decreased agricultural output.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-19 |title=Parched Spiti villages lose main cash crops |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/parched-spiti-villages-lose-main-cash-crops/articleshow/99606481.cms |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Local NGOs have experimented with dams and artificial glaciers to freeze water before it can flow off the land.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Indian villages feel the impact of retreating glaciers – DW – 11/15/2019 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/living-in-hope-and-fear-beside-indias-retreating-himalayan-glaciers/a-51048519 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Tourism and commercialization==
Demul's inhabitants have benefited from significant development of tourism in recent years.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Nighoskar |first=Devyani |date=2021-06-08 |title=How Spiti Valley Is Blazing A Trail In Rural Tourism |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/across-many-mountains-experiencing-rural-tourism-in-spiti |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Homegrown |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keswani |first=Sumeet |date=2017-06-30 |title=Going Local in the Spiti Valley |url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/explore/hills/going-local-spiti-valley |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Outlook Traveller |language=en}}</ref> However, there are concerns related to commercialization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nighoskar |first=Devyani |date=2021-06-08 |title=Is India's Rural Tourism Industry Helping Or Hurting? |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/is-indias-rural-tourism-industry-helping-or-hurting |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Homegrown |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Lahaul and Spiti district]]
[[Category:Villages in Himachal Pradesh]]

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