Associate Professor,
Department of Geography
School of Environment and Earth Sciences,
Ph.D. in Geography in 2015 from North-eastern Hill University
Post-Graduation with M.A. in Geography in 2005 from North-eastern Hill University
Graduation with B.A. in Geography Honours in 2003 under Assam University
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab (6th August 2015 to 21st December, 2023)
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab (from 22nd December, 2023)
Administrative Experience
HoD Incharge, Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab (04/03/2020 to 22/07/2022)
Convenor, Administrative and Academic Committee, Department of Geography
Member, Curriculum Design and Development Committee, Department of Geography
Member, Board of Studies, Department of Geography
Member, School Board, School of Environment and Earth Science
Member, Board of Studies, Department of Geology
Member, Reception Committee, NAAC team visit (2022 and 2023)
Member, House Allotment Committee, CUPB
Member, SC & ST Cell, CUPB
Member, North East Cell, CUPB
Liaison Officer, ST, CUPB
Member, Committee on Literary Activities: Declamation/Debate/Elocution/Poem Recitation and Scientific Quiz, Foundation Week Celebration
Member, Committee for Food Carnival, Foundation Week Celebration
Member, Committee on Dual Degree / Integrated Programme / Multidisciplinary / Twining Programme
Population Geography and Health Geography
GeoHealth, Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies
- ICSSR-IMPRESS funded Research Project on “Availability and Accessibility of Healthcare Facility with Special Reference in the Hill Districts of Manipur”.
- CUP-Research Seed Money Research Project on “Urban Sprawl Mapping and Land Use Change Analysis Using Remote Sensing & GIS: A Case Study of Bathinda City, Punjab”.
Research Articles in Journals
Simran Bharti, Gautam Kumar, Adyan Ul Haq, & Guite, & LTS Guite (2025). Integrated Framework for Detecting the Areas Prone to Flooding Using AHP in Bihar District, India. Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, 15(2), 24. https://doi.org/10.54560/jracr.v15i2.596
Furqan Ahmed Malik, Fayma Mushtaq, Majid Farooq, LTS Guite, Shruti Kanga, Gowhar Meraj, Suraj Kumar Singh & Pankaj Kumar al (2025). Assessing forest fire vulnerability with fuzzy-AHP: insights from Poonch forest division, Jammu and Kashmir. Discover Forest, 1, 4 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44415-025-00004-5
Bharti S, Haq AU, Guite, LTS, Kanga S, Mushtaq F, Farooq M, Singh SK, Kumar P, Meraj G. (2024); Development of Inherent Vulnerability Index within Jammu Municipal Limits, India. Climate. 12(1):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12010012
Renu Sharma, Amandeep Singh, & LTS Guite (2024). Spatio-Functional Analysis of Elementary Education in Reasi District, Jammu and Kashmir, Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 101 (11), Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.
Singh, Amritpal, Guite, LTS (2023); Spatial accessibility analysis of public healthcare resources in Muktsar district of Punjab, India using geospatial technology. GeoJournal 88, 5031–5042 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10907-5
Singh, Amandeep & Guite, LTS (2022). Healthcare Centers in Rural Areas of Bathinda (Punjab), Third Concept, 33(426), 22-24.
Singh, Amritpal. & Guite, LTS (2022). Assessing the prevalence of water-borne diseases in Muktsar district of Punjab, India, Transactions of the Institute of Indian Geographers, 44(1), 1-12.
Guite, LTS (2019). Assessment of Urban Sprawl in Bathinda City, India, Journal of Urban Management, 8(2), 195-205.
Singh, Harminder & Guite, LTS (2019). Impact of Waterlogging in Sri Muktsar Sahib District, Punjab, Thematics Journal of Geography, 8(4), 327-335.
Sharma, Renu & Guite, LTS (2018). Spatial Analysis of Primary Education in Reasi District, Jammu & Kashmir, International Journal of Innovative Knowledge Concepts, 6(12), 72-79.
Guite, LTS and Bora, Amritee (2018). Population Growth and Dynamics of Land Use Land Cover Pattern in Shillong Urban Agglomeration, Hill Geographers, 34(1)
Guite, LTS and Bora, Amritee (2016). “Impact of River Bank Erosion on Land Cover in Lower Subansiri River Flood Plain”, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publication, 6(5), 480-486.
Guite, LTS (2016). “Addressing ‘Regions’ in Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals”, International Journal of Advanced Research, 4(6), 175-177. 10.21474/IJAR01/831
Guite, LTS and Bora, Amritee (2016). “Temporal Analysis of Forest Cover Change: East Khasi Hills Meghalaya, India: Using Remote Sensing and GIS”, International Journal of Science and Research, 5(7).
Guite, LTS (2016). “Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Conflict Induced - Internally Displaced Persons: A Study of Rural Empowerment Programme in Assam”, Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 4(8).
Guite, LTS (2013). Underdevelopment and Ethnic Conflict in the States of Northeast India, IAMURE International Journal of Social Sciences, 5 (1), https://www.ejournals.ph/article.php?id=2247
Edited Book
1. Gaurav Tripathi, Achala Shakya, Shruti Kanga, LTS Guite, Suraj Kumar Singh (2024). Sustainability and Health Informatics, Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences, Springer Publication, ISBN978-981-97-6705-2, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6706-9_1
2. Ngaihte, T. and Guite, LTS (2014): Democratization process in North-East India, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, ISBN 978-81-212- 1208-3.
Chapters in Book
Sonam T. Bhutia & LTS Guite (2025), Analyzing Carrying Capacity of Dzongri Tourist Site, Kanchendzonga National Park, Sikkim Himalaya for Sustainable GeoTourism Development at S. Kanga et al. (eds.), Sustainable Strategies for Managing Geoheritage in a Dynamic World, Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3817-8_8
Singh, Amritpal & Guite, LTS (2020). Application of Geospatial Analysis in the Study of Water Borne Disease, edited by Sunil Kumar & Himanshu Grover, Methods and Application of Geospatial Technology in Sustainable Development, Academic Social Research, ISBN9788194515395
Ali, Anayat & Guite, LTS (2019): Tourism Carrying Capacity of Tulip Garden and Dal Lake in Jammu & Kashmir, Edited by P.K. Mishra & J. Verma, Recent Trends in Tourism: Issue and Challenges, New Delhi Publishers, New Delhi, ISBN9789388879217
Singh, Harminder & Guite, LTS (2019): Prospect of Sustainable Agriculture in Punjab, Edited by P.K. Mishra & J. Verma in Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: Issues and Challenges, Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, ISBN9789388982047
Singh, Amandeep, Sharma, Renu, Singh, Amritpal, and Guite, LTS (2019): Systematic Geographical Approach of Health and Disease in Malwa region, Punjab, edited by Gorakh Singh, Trending Issue in Agriculture and Environment in Punjab: An overview Analysis, Twenty first Century Publication, Patiala. ISBN9789388669610
Guite, LTS (2015): “Contestation of Space: Assessing Imaginative Geographies in the Study of Ethnic Conflict in Karbi Anglong District, Assam”, in Dr. Debjani Roy and Dr. Kirti Avishek (eds.) Development and Conflicts, Mitram Progressive Publishers, Kolkata, 2015, ISBN 978-93-80036-75-5. 163-179.
Ph.D. Students:
| Name | Registration | Thesis Title | Status |
| Amandeep Singh | 13phdgeg02 | A Geographical Study of Rural Health and Healthcare Facilities in Bathinda District, Punjab | Awarded |
| Renu Sharma | 16phdgeg02 | Spatio-temporal Analysis of Educational Space in Reasi District, Jammu and Kashmir | Awarded |
| Amritpal Singh | 16phdgeg04 | Diffusion and Distribution of Water Borne Disease in Muktsar District, Punjab: A Geographical Perspective | Awarded |
| Mukesh Kumar | 23phdgeg02 | Ongoing | |
| Amarveer Singh | 24phdgeg01 | Ongoing |
Masters’ Students Guided:
M.A. Geography:
M.Sc. Geography:
Attended online course on “Remote Sensing & GIS Technology and Applications for University Teachers & Government Officials” conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO Dehradun, from 13//06/2020 to 01/07/2020.
Attended the online Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme on "Managing Online Classes and Co-Creating MOOCs" organized by the Teaching Learning Center, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, from 20/04/2020 to 06/05/2020.
Chaired Session of Sustainable Development and Latest Technology at National Conference on Methods and Application of Geospatial Technology in Sustainable Development held at Department of Geography, IASE, Sardarshahr, Churu, Rajasthan (14/02/2020 & 15/02/2020).
Chaired Session at 40th Indian Geographers Meet and National Conference on Water, Sustainability, Livelihood, and Climate Change organized by Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (14/03/2019 to 16/03/2019).
Two-weeks Capacity Building Programme for Social Science Faculty Members organized by the Department of Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, from 18/05/2018 to 31/05/2018.
Refresher Course in Earth Sciences, Geography and Allied Disciplines organized by HRDC, NEHU, Shillong from 19/06/2017 to 9/07/2017.
Orientation Programme – 123 for newly recruited faculty organized by HRDC, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, from 04/07/2016 to 30/07/2016.
ICSSR-JSPS sponsored the Community Outreach Farmer’s Interaction Program on “Exploring the Interplay of Water and Energy Dynamics within Local Communities in Bathinda District, Punjab, India,” organized by the Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab, 30/01/2025.
ICSSR-NWRC sponsored a One-day seminar on “Bridging Tradition and Innovation in Punjab: Exploring the Symbiotic Relationship Between Heritage and Progress,” organized by the Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab, 19/06/2024.
ICSSR sponsored Research Methodology Course (RMC) organized by the Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab. (5/2/24 to 14/2/2024)
Karyashala: GeoWater: Empowering Water Resources Management through Geospatial Technology, (21/03/2024 to 30/03/2024) organized by the Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab, and Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana
“Karyashala: Geospatial Technology for Monitoring of Environmental Hazards and Disaster Management” (1/03/2023 to 7/03/2023), organized by the Central University of Punjab and Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana
National Conference “Basics of Research Methodology” 03/12/2022, organized by Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) in collaboration with the Central University of Punjab and AIIMS, Bathinda
Workshop on Disaster Management, Organised by Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, in collaboration with National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi
National Webinar on “Covid-19: Implications for Human and Natural Environment” from 23/6/2020 to 24/6/2020, organized jointly by the Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab, and RPS Degree College, Mahendragarh, Haryana.
Workshop and special lecture “Techniques of Geological, Geomorphological Mapping and Sampling Process for Geoscience Research” from 13/2/2017 to 17/2/2017, organized by the Centre for Geography and Geology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
Acquaintance Program of Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi, at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda on 4/4/2016, funded by IUAC, New Delhi.
Workshop and Special lecture on “GIS and Its Applications: Recent Trends in Geography and Geology” 15/2/2016 to 19/2/2016, organized by Centre for Geography and Geology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
Reviewer in Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Annals of the National Association of Geographers India (NAGI)
- Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International
- Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning
- Journal of Urban Management
- Journal of Discover Education
- Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Open
- Dera Natung Government College Research Journal
Presented paper on “Overview of Sampling Design and Execution” at the ICSSR-sponsored Research Methodology Course (RMC) organized by the Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab. (5/2/24 to 14/2/2024)
Invited lecture on “Application of GIS in Research” on GIS day at Rayburn College, Churachandpur, Manipur. (16/11/2022)
Presented a paper, “Profiling of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases (2013-2018) in Bathinda District, Punjab, India: A Spatio-temporal Analysis” at First Workshop of Asian Young Geographers (18/12/2021 & 19/12/2021)
Invited lecture on “Re-thinking Environment Restoration” at World Environment Day Programme, Department of Geography, Rao Pahlad Singh Degree College, Balana, Mahendergarh, Haryana (05/06/2021)
Invited lecture on “Implications of Geographic Information System” at National Workshop on Fundamentals of Geographical Information System, Department of Geography, Rao Pahlad Singh Degree College, Balana, Mahendergarh, Haryana (16/11/2020 – 20/11/2020)
Keynote speaker on “Methods and Application of Geospatial Technology in Health Geography” at National Conference on Methods and Application of Geospatial Technology in Sustainable Development, Department of Geography, IASE Deemed to be University, Churu, Rajasthan (14/02/2020 – 15/02/2020)
Invited lecture on “Disaster Management” at Guru Kashi College, Panjabi University, Talwandi Sabo. (24/03/2017)
Presented a paper, “Assessment of Urban Sprawling in Bathinda City”, at the Indian Geographers Meet, Department of Geography, Banasthali University, Rajasthan. (18/03/2017 & 19/03/2017)
Delivered lecture on “Preparation of Geomorphic Profile and Profile Analysis” at Workshop on Techniques of Geological, Geomorphological Mapping and Sampling Process for Geoscience Research at Centre for Geography and Geology, Central University of Punjab (14/02/2017)
Presented a paper, “Addressing ‘Space’ in Pursuit of Meeting Sustainable Development Challenges,” at the National Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, Centre for Education, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. (04/02/2016 & 05/02/2016)
Presented a paper, “Inequality and Conflict: Assessment of Regional Imbalances in Karbi Anglong District of Assam,” at the 36th Indian Geographers Meet and International Seminar on Environmental Changes and Challenges: Local, Regional and Global Perspectives by Department of Geography, Guwahati University, Assam (25/02/2015 to 28/02/2015)
Presented a paper on “IAY and Conflict-Induced IDPs in the District of Karbi Anglong, Assam” at a National Interdisciplinary Seminar on Rural Empowerment in India: Efforts, Achievements and Constraints organized by the Department of Geography, Government College Rhenock, Sikkim (15/11/2014)
Presented a paper on “Space and Conflict in Assam: A Geographical Perspective” at the 7th Biennial International Conference of the Indian Association for Asian and Pacific Studies held at Tezpur University, Assam (20/12/2014 to 22/12/2014)
Presented a paper on “Land, Identity, and Ethnic Conflict in the District of Karbi Anglong” at the National Seminar on Issues of Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Conflict in North East India, organized by the Department of Cultural Studies, Tezpur University, Tezpur (30/01/2013)
Presented a paper on “Internal Migration and Ethnic Conflicts Among the Ethnic Groups of North East India” at the 31st IIG Indian Geographers Meet and International Conference on Environment, Agriculture and Food Security in India, organized by Post Graduate Department of Geography, Bangalore University, Bengaluru (19/02/2010 - 21/02/2010)
Presented a paper on “Strategies of Forest Conservation in Karbi Anglong, Assam”, at a Seminar on Environment Conservation in North East India, organized by North East India Council for Social Science Research, Shillong (05/06/2009)
Professional Membership
Life member of the Geographical Society of North-Eastern Hill Region (GSNEHR). Shillong
Member of the International Union for Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). France
Member, Population Geography, International Geographical Union
Life Member, Geographical Society of Himachal Pradesh
Life Member, Institute of Indian Geographers