Overview of the Gumla District

Demography

During British rule GUMLA was under LOHARDAGA district .In 1843 it was brought under BISHUNPUR province that was further named RANCHI .In fact Ranchi district came into existence in 1899. In 1902 Gumla became Sub-division under Ranchi district. Blessed with natures beauty , the district of Gumla is covered by dense forests, hills and rivers. It is situated in the southwest portion of the Jharkhand State. The District was carved out of Ranchi District on 18th May 1983. The district lies between 22 35 to 23 33 north. Blessed with nature’s beauty , the district of Gumla is covered by dense forests, hills and rivers. It is situated in the southwest portion of the Jharkhand State. The District was carved out of Ranchi District on 18th May 1983. Previously it was a sub-division of old Ranchi district. The district lies between 22′ 35″ to 23′ 33″ north latitude and 84′ 40″ to 85′ 1″ east longitude. The various legends are in currency regarding its name . The most popular one ascribes to its word ‘Gumla’ in Mundari language, which relates to the occupation of the local Tribes in rice processing work (dhan-kutna). The second legend ‘Gau-mela’ relates to cattle fair. Cattle fair was weekly held in Gumla town every Tuesday. In rural areas, Nagpuri and Sadri people still call it ‘gomila’. Till 30th April 2001, Gumla district consisted on 2 sub-divisions viz Gumla and Simdega. But after the creation of Jharkhand State , a new district of Simdega was carved out of Gumla district on 30th April, 2001. Now, Gumla district consists of three sub-division namely Gumla, Chainpur and Basia. Total area of the district is about 5327 sq. km. The total population of district as per 1991 census is 706489, out of which 355505 is male population and 350984 is female population. There is predominance of tribal people in Gumla district. The primitive tribe’s population is 11283, SC population is 24329, ST population is 476316, and BC population is 132610 and others population is 61951. Since obvious that the district has a total of 68% of tribal population, therefore ,it comes within scheduled area .

Demography

District at a Glance

Parameter	Value
Total Area (Sq Km)	5327
Total Household	153420
Total Rural HH	146909
Total Urban HH	6511
Total Villages	948
Inhabited Villages	944
Uninhabited Villages	04
Number of Panchayats	159 rural + 1 City Council
Numbers of Urban wards	22
Number of CD Blocks	12
No. of Assembly Segments	03
No. of Sub division	03
No. of Railway Stations	None
No. of post Offices	113 (H.O 1; Branch Office 101; Sub office 11)
No. of Banks	48 Govt. Commercial banks, 18 Rural banks, 11 Cooperative banks, and 2 Private banks.
Metaled Roads	597.78 Kms
National Highway Roads	115 Kms
State Highway Roads	127 Kms
No. of major News Papers	Hindustan, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagaran , Prabhat Khabar - Hindi edition. Hindustan Times, Times of India - English edition.
Total Area	52956.15
Net Cultivated area	329600
Forest land	135600
Net Irrigated area	22056
Cultivable waste land	31958
Non cultivable land	38226
Aanual average rainfall	1100 mm.
Electricity, Water and Toilets	No
Villages with Electricity	579 (61.33%)
Habitations fully covered with drinking water facility	3835 (84.63%)
IHHL constructed under TSC	61273 (30.80%)
North Latitude	22'35" to 23'33"
East Longitude	84'40"to 85'1"

Last Modified : 9/16/2020

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