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About Gumla District

Gumla is a district in Jharkhand , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Gumla was 1,025,213 with a growth rate of 23.16%. Gumla covers 5,360 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Gumla's population is 993 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 963 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Gumla, Urban/Rural population of Gumla, Literacy data of Gumla and Religion wise data of Gumla. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Gumla,Jharkhand, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Gumla

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,025,213 Growth (%) 23.16
Male Population 514,390 Sex Ratio 993
Female Population 510,823 Child Sex Ratio 963
Area ( In Km. Square ) 5,360

Gumla has a total population of 1,025,213 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 514,390 while the female population 510,823. The state area is 5,360 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Gumla has sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 963 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Gumla

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 65,081 Rural Population 960,132
Urban Population (%) 6.35 Rural Population (%) 93.65
Urban male Population 33,255 Rural Male Population 481,135
Urban Female Population 31,826 Rural Female Population 478,997
Urban Sex Ratio 957 Rural Sex Ratio 996

Gumla urban population is 65,081 (6.35% of the total), while the rural population is 960,132 (93.65% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 23.16% overall.

Among the urban population 33,255 are males, and 31,826 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 957 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 481,135 are males and 478,997 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Gumla

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 559,720 Literacy (%) 65.73
Male Literate 321,795 Male Literacy (%) 75.55
Female Literate 237,925 Female Literacy (%) 55.90
Urban Literate 49,715 Rural Literate 510,005
Urban Male Literates 26,628 Urban Male Literacy (%) 92.19
Rural Male Literates 295,167 Rural Male Literacy (%) 74.34
Urban Female Literates 23,087 Urban Female Literacy (%) 83.20
Rural Female Literates 214,838 Rural Female Literacy (%) 53.99

The literacy data of Gumla highlights a total literacy rate stands at 65.73% with 559,720 literate individuals. Male literacy is 75.55% while female literacy is lower at 55.90% among them, 321,795 males and 237,925 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 49,715 people being literate, with men at 92.19% and female at 83.20%, compared to rural areas whereas 510,005 people are literate, with male at 74.34% and female at 53.99%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Gumla

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 309,563 Hindu (%) 30.19
Muslim 51,429 Muslim (%) 5.02
Sikh 221 Sikh (%) 0.02
Christian 202,449 Christian (%) 19.75
Jain 23 Jain (%) 0
Buddhist 531 Buddhist (%) 0.05
Other 457,468 Other (%) 44.62
Not Avaiable 3,529 Not Avaiable (%) 0.34

Gumla population is mostly hindu (30.19%) with a total 309,563 people. Muslim(5.02%) with a total 51,429 people. Sikh are (0.02%) with a total 221 people. Smaller communities include Christian (19.75% with 202,449 people). Jain (0.00% with 23 people) Buddhist (0.05% with 531 people) and Other (44.62% with 457,468 people). Around (0.34% with 3,529 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Gumla.

List of Tehsils in Gumla

12

Albert Ekka

Area: 214 Km2

Population

30,926

Male

15,786%

Females

15,140

Basia

Area: 406 Km2

Population

80,731

Male

40,321%

Females

40,410

Bishunpur

Area: 621 Km2

Population

62,319

Male

31,506%

Females

30,813

Chainpur

Area: 471 Km2

Population

56,591

Male

28,397%

Females

28,194

Dumri

Area: 375 Km2

Population

49,134

Male

24,885%

Females

24,249

Ghaghra

Area: 538 Km2

Population

114,399

Male

57,147%

Females

57,252

Gumla

Area: 544 Km2

Population

213,620

Male

107,917%

Females

105,703

Kamdara

Area: 367 Km2

Population

63,775

Male

31,686%

Females

32,089

Palkot

Area: 579 Km2

Population

80,859

Male

40,215%

Females

40,644

Raidih

Area: 516 Km2

Population

71,443

Male

35,748%

Females

35,695

Sisai

Area: 427 Km2

Population

116,844

Male

58,427%

Females

58,417

Verno

Area: 302 Km2

Population

84,572

Male

42,355%

Females

42,217

Common questions about Gumla

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Gumla district had a population of 1,025,213. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Gumla is divided into 12 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Gumla is 993 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Gumla is 963 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Gumla is 65.73 per cent. That works out to 559,720 literate people.

Gumla covers an area of 5,360 square kilometres.

960,132 people in Gumla live in rural areas and 65,081 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Gumla grew by 23.16 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Gumla is a district of Jharkhand. You can open Jharkhand from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.