Highlights of 2011 Census

1. Total population is 1,025,656 compared to 832,447 of 2001.
2. Male and female were 514,730 and 510,926 respectively.
3. Population Growth for Gumla District recorded in 2011 for the decade has remained 23.21 percent. Same figure for 1991-2001 decade was 17.65 percent.
4. Total Area of Gumla District was 5,315 with average density of 193 per sq. km.
5. Gumla Population constituted 3.11 percent of total Jharkhand Population.
6. Sex Ratio of Gumla District is now 993, while child sex ratio (0-6) is 955 per 1000 boys.
7. Children below 0-6 age were 168,241 which forms 16.40 of total Gumla District population.
8. Average Literacy rate for Gumla District is 66.92 percent, a change of from past figure of 50.94 percent. In India, literacy rate is counted only for those above 7 years of age. Child between 0-6 ages are exempted from this.
9. Total literates in the Gumla District increased to 573,782.
10. All the data regarding Gumla District Population were released by Directorate of Census Operations in Jharkhand.

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