JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Gumla: 10.3 lakh people, one story

People
10,25,213
Area
5,360 km²
Literacy
65.73%
Sex ratio
993
Top 3 in JharkhandWorkers in farming: 86.0 % of workers. Rank 2 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandArea: 5,360 km². Rank 2 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandScheduled Tribes: 68.9 % of people. Rank 3 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandScheduled Castes: 3.2 % of people. Rank 23 of 24.See the numbers →

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GumlaJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Gumla are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Gumla in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.3 lakh#16/24 in Jharkhand
Area5,360 km²#2/24 in Jharkhand
Population density191 per km²#22/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio993 females per 1000 males#4/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)963 girls per 1000 boys#9/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate65.73%#11/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy55.90%#9/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 55.42
Urban population6.3%#21/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

65.7% can read. 993 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.676.8
Female literacy
55.955.4
Scheduled Castes
3.212.1
Scheduled Tribes
68.926.2
Living in towns
6.324.0

Gender literacy gap: 19.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 30.2%
  • Muslim 5.0%
  • Christian 19.7%
  • Other / not stated 45.0%

    Sectors at a glance

    86 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.9 lakh workers, 47.6% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 65.9%
    • Farm labourers 20.1%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 11.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 14% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      13.636.3
      Latrine at home
      8.417.5
      Tap water
      3.110.2
      LPG / PNG
      3.99.2
      Phone
      23.738.1
      Television
      8.021.3
      Bicycle
      56.146.7
      Two-wheeler
      6.912.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.