Gumla is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 12 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 5,360 sq km. There are 3 towns and 946 villages in this district.
As per census Gumla District has a population of 1,025,213 in 2011 out of which 514,390 are male and 510,823 are female. Population of Gumla District in 2020/2021 is 1,144,435(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 559,720 out of 321,795 are male and 237,925 are female. People living in Gumla District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 487,508 out of which men are 264,774 and women are 222,734. Total 196,517 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 122,451 are cultivated by men and 74,066 are women. 33,161 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 18,103 and 15,058 are women. Gumla District sex ratio is 993 females per 1000 of males. Next Gumla District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 5,360 sq km., 27 sq km is urban and 5333 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,137,987 in the district, 65,081 are in urban area and 960,132 are in rural area. 12,355 households are in urban, 176,633 are in rural area. 49,715 literate people are in urban, 510,005 are in rural area.
Geography of Gumla
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishunpur | 62,319 | 31,506 | 30,813 | 11,262 |
| Ghaghra | 114,399 | 57,147 | 57,252 | 20,262 |
| Sisai | 116,844 | 58,427 | 58,417 | 20,941 |
| Verno | 84,572 | 42,355 | 42,217 | 15,015 |
| Kamdara | 63,775 | 31,686 | 32,089 | 12,371 |
| Basia | 80,731 | 40,321 | 40,410 | 15,754 |
| Gumla | 213,620 | 107,917 | 105,703 | 39,347 |
| Chainpur | 56,591 | 28,397 | 28,194 | 10,056 |
| Dumri | 49,134 | 24,885 | 24,249 | 8,610 |
| Jari | 30,926 | 15,786 | 15,140 | 5,257 |
| Raidih | 71,443 | 35,748 | 35,695 | 13,618 |
| Palkot | 80,859 | 40,215 | 40,644 | 16,495 |