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Administrative Setup

Gumla district has three (03) sub-divisions namely Gumla Sadar, Basia and Chainpur. There are 12 blocks, 159 Gram Panchayats and 948 villages in the District.

No. of Sub-Divisions3
No. of Municipalities/Corporation1
No. of Blocks12
No. of Gram Panchayats159
No. of Revenue villages948

As per census 2011
Total area5327Sq. Km
Total Population10,25,213
Rural960,132
Urban65,081
Male514,390
Female510,823

Rural Population %93.65
Schedule Caste %03.17
Schedule Tribe %68.94
Area under Forest1350Sq. Km
Population Density191 (Per Sq. Km)

Development Blocks12
Villages948
Gram Panchayats159
Urban Bodies1
Forest cover27.0%
Literacy Rate69.73%
Sex Ratio993