# Gumla District, Jharkhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ District · Jharkhand # Gumla district Gumla is a district of Jharkhand, 16th of 24 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,025,213 people** in 12 sub-districts, 3 towns and 946 villages; 6% lived in towns. The largest town is [Gumla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/gumla/gumla/) (51,264). - 1,025,213people (2011) - 12sub-districts - 3towns - 65.7%literacy ## Who lives in Gumla? Gumla had **1,025,213 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.1% of Jharkhand's population and 16th of 24 districts of Jharkhand by population. There were 993 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jharkhand figure of 948; 4th of 24 districts of Jharkhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 963 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jharkhand figure is 948). An average household had 5.4 people, against 5.3 across Jharkhand. ## How literate is Gumla? 65.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jharkhand's 66.4%), 11th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. Men were at 75.6% and women at 55.9% — a gap of 19.7 points (it is 21.4 points across Jharkhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Gumla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/gumla/) (72.3%) and lowest in [Ghaghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ghaghra/) (57.6%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Gumla do for a living? 47.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 43.6%). Of all workers, 40% farmed their own land, 7% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 9% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 43% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 47% of workers here, against 25% across Jharkhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Albert Ekka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/albert-ekka/) (62% of workers in farming) and the least is [Sisai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/sisai/) (35% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 43 (43%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Gumla 6.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jharkhand's 24.0%), 21st of 24 districts of Jharkhand. The Census counted 3 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Gumla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/gumla/gumla/) with 51,264 people, home to 79% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Gumla Gumla had 946 census villages, 942 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,019 people; 9 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Sisai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/sisai/sisai/) (10,075), [Palkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/palkot/) (8,945), [Bharno](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/verno/bharno/) (8,680), [Bargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/sisai/bargaon/) (8,056) and [Pugu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/gumla/pugu/) (6,870). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Gumla compared with Jharkhand ■ Gumla · ■ Jharkhand Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **948 Working population ****47.6%** **39.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gumla Of every 100 households in Gumla in 2011, 17 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gumla · ■ Electricity for lighting ****17%** Toilet within the home ****10%** No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** Tap water ****4%** Drinking water within premises ****11%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** Use banking services ****53%** Television ****10%** Mobile phone ****28%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****21%** Own their home ****95%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Gumla Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bishunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/bishunpur/) 62,319 68 0 [Ghaghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ghaghra/) 114,399 119 1 [Sisai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/sisai/) 116,844 88 0 [Verno](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/verno/) 84,572 69 0 [Kamdara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/kamdara/) 63,775 73 0 [Basia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/) 80,731 88 0 [Gumla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/gumla/) 213,620 107 2 [Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/chainpur/) 56,591 85 0 [Dumri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/dumri/) 49,134 63 0 [Albert Ekka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/albert-ekka/) 30,926 52 0 [Raidih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/raidih/) 71,443 61 0 [Palkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/) 80,859 73 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Gumla - Gumla · 51,264 - Ghagra · 8,580 - Toto · 5,237 ## Largest villages in Gumla - Sisai · 10,075 - Palkot · 8,945 - Bharno · 8,680 - Bargaon · 8,056 - Pugu · 6,870 - Phasia · 6,847 - Nagar · 6,758 - Nawagarh · 6,529 - Chainpur · 6,507 - Phori · 4,845 - Lakea · 4,530 - Dewaki · 4,498 - Baghma · 4,313 - Nathpur · 4,245 - Khora · 4,143 - Dumri · 4,048 - Basiya · 3,985 - Anjan · 3,844 - Basua · 3,780 - Kamdara · 3,742 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Gumla?12: Bishunpur, Ghaghra, Sisai, Verno, Kamdara, Basia, Gumla, Chainpur, Dumri, Albert Ekka, Raidih, Palkot - What is the population of Gumla district?1,025,213 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Gumla?Gumla