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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gumla subdivision
| other_name = 
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Subdivision
| image_skyline = Jharkhand landscape.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Gumla landscape
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.044444|N|84.541667|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gumla district|Gumla]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1902
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Gumla]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 2930.76
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 663197
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Sadri]], [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| registration_plate =
| website = {{URL|gumla.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Gumla subdivision''' is an [[Administrative divisions of India|administrative subdivision]] of the [[Gumla district]] in the [[South Chotanagpur division]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].

==History==
Gumla was made a subdivision of Ranchi district in 1902 and it was made a subdivision of Gumla district in 1983 when the latter was made a district.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.indiastatdistricts.com//jharkhand/gumla-district |title = District level information of Gumala (Jharkhand) | publisher= indiastatdistricts | access-date = 30 January 2022}}</ref>

As of 2022, Gumla district is divided into three subdivisions – Gumla subdivision (with Gumla, Ghaghra, Bharno, Bishunpur, Raidih and Sisai blocks), Basia subdivision (with Palkot, Basia and Kamdara blocks), and Chainpur subdivision (with Chainpur, Albert Ekka (Jari) and Dumri blocks).<ref>{{cite web| url= https://gumla.nic.in/about-district/ |title = Gumla |work = About district/ Administrative Set-up/ Subdivision | publisher= Gumla district authorities| access-date = 30 January 2022}}</ref>

==Overview==
The subdivisions of Gumla district have the following distinctions:<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2021_PART_B_DCHB_GUMLA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 26: District primary census abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 30 January 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Subdivision||Headquarters|| Area km2||Population (2011) ||Rural population % (2011)||Urban population % (2011)
|-
|Gumla||[[Gumla]]||2,930.76||663,197||90.19||9.81
|-
|[[Chainpur subdivision|Chainpur]]||[[Chainpur, Gumla|Chainpur]]|||1,053.50||136,651||100||0
|-
|[[Basia subdivision|Basia]]||[[Basia, Gumla|Basia]]||1,343.43||225,365||100||0
|-
|}

Note: Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available.

{{OSM Location map
| width=400| height=350| zoom=9
| coord={{coord|23|6|0|N|84|32|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in Gumla district in South Chotanagpur Division''' M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre, B: Bauxite mining centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

|mark-coord1={{coord|22|52|32|N|84|49|27|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1= Basia | numbered1=R| mark-title1=[[Basia, Gumla]] (R)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|14|6|N|84|53|25|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Bharno| numbered2=R| mark-title2=[[Bharno]] (R)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|22|53|N|84|22|18|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Bishunpur| numbered3=R| mark-title3=[[Bishunpur, Gumla]] (R)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|8|8|N|84|14|21|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Chainpur| numbered4=R| mark-title4=[[Chainpur, Gumla]] (R)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|10|8|N|84|8|10|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Dumri| numbered5=R| mark-title5=[[Dumri, Gumla (village)]] (R)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|3|15|N|84|12|16|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6= Jari| numbered6=R| mark-title6=[[Jari, Gumla]] (R)
|mark-coord7={{coord|22|54|45|N|84|54|58|E}} | label-pos7=top|label7= Kamdara| numbered7=R| mark-title7=[[Kamdara]] (R)
|mark-coord8={{coord|22|52|28|N|84|38|43|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Palkot| numbered8=R| mark-title8=[[Palkot]] (R)
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|57|19|N|84|27|17|E}} | label-pos9=top|label9= Raidih| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Raidih (R
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|10|9|N|84|45|37|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Sisai| numbered10=R| mark-title10=[[Sisai, Gumla]] (R)
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|2|40|N|84|32|30|E}} | label-pos11=top|label11=Gumla| numbered11=M| mark-title11= [[Gumla]] (M) |label-color11=#800000
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|16|17|N|84|33|6|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Ghaghra | numbered12=CT| mark-title12=[[Ghaghra]] (CT) |shape-color12= #A40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|8|43|N|84|30|13|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Toto | numbered13=CT| mark-title13=[[Toto, Gumla]] (CT) |shape-color13= #A40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|19|26|N|84|15|9|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Gurdari| numbered14=B| mark-title14=[[Gurdari]] (B) |shape-color14= #A40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|25|26|N|84|25|21|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Jalim| numbered15=B| mark-title15=[[Jalim]] (B) |shape-color15= #A40000
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|21|50|N|84|27|13|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Serangdag| numbered16=B| mark-title16=[[Serangdag]] (B) |shape-color16= #A40000
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|56|29|N|84|28|39|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17= Marda| numbered17=H| mark-title17=[[Marda, Gumla]] (H) | shape-color17=#AA6666
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|6|35|N|84|47|1|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Navratangarh| numbered18=H| mark-title18=[[Navratangarh]] (H) | shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|7|31|N|84|40|52|E}} | label-pos19=left|label19= Nagfeni| numbered19=H| mark-title19=[[Nagfeni]] (H) | shape-color19=#AA6666
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|17|35|N|84|13|30|E}} | label-pos20= right|label20=Sadni |labela20= Falls| numbered20=T| mark-title20= [[Sadni Falls]] (T) |shape-color20= #74C365
|mark-coord21={{coord|22|44|40|N|84|35|10|E}} | label-pos21= top|label21=Palkot |labela21= Wildlife|labelb21= Sanctuary | numbered21=T| mark-title21= [[Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary]] (T) |shape-color21= #74C365
|mark-coord22={{coord|22|46|0|N|84|52|0|E}} |label22= South Koel |labela22= River |label-color22 = #77A1CB| label-angle22= 20| label-pos22=top| label-size22=10| mark-size22=0| mark-title22 =none
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|3|0|N|84|18|0|E}} |label23= Sankh River |label-color23 = #77A1CB| label-angle23= 40| label-pos23=top| label-size23=10| mark-size23=0| mark-title23 =none
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|0|0|N|85|3|0|E}} |label24= North Karo |labela24= River |label-color24 = #77A1CB| label-angle24= -60| label-pos24=top| label-size24=10| mark-size24=0| mark-title24 =none
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{{clear}}

==Police stations==
Police stations in the Gumla subdivision are at:<ref>{{cite web | url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/gumla | title = District Police Profile – Gumla | publisher = Jharkhand Police | access-date = 30 January 2022 | archive-date = 5 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211005032328/https://jhpolice.gov.in/gumla | url-status = dead }}</ref>

#[[Gumla]]
#[[Ghaghra#Civic administration|Ghaghra]]
#[[Bharno#Civic administration|Bharno]]
#[[Bishunpur, Gumla#Civic administration|Bishunpur]]
#[[Raidih#Civic administration|Raidih]]
#[[Sisai, Gumla#Civic administration|Sisai]]
#[[Gurdari#Civici Administration|Gurdari]]

==Blocks==
Community development blocks in the Gumla subdivision are:<ref name=census2011/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!CD Block ||Headquarters|| Area km2||Population (2011) ||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] %||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|ST]] %||Literacy rate %||[[Census town|CT]]
|-
|[[Gumla block|Gumla]]||[[Gumla]]||528.77||162,356||3.84||64.29||66.56||[[Toto, Gumla|Toto]]
|-
|[[Ghaghra block|Ghaghra]]||[[Ghaghra]]||544.67||114,399||1.84||77.63||57.56||[[Ghaghra]]
|-
|[[Bharno block|Bharno]]||[[Bharno]]||299.87||84,572||1.53||73.83||66.92|| -
|-
|[[Bishunpur block|Bishunpur]]||[[Bishunpur, Gumla|Bishunpur]]||609.47||62,319||1.64||89.94||57.95|| -
|-
|[[Raidih block|Raidih]]||[[Raidih]]||514.13||71,443||2.99||64.72||68.98|| -
|-
|[[Sisai block|Sisai]]||[[Sisai, Gumla|Sisai]]||425.96||116,844||1.04||64.37||63.06|| -
|-
|}

==Education==
In 2011, in the Gumla subdivision out of a total 511 inhabited villages in 6 CD blocks there were 155 villages with pre-primary schools, 490 villages with primary schools, 244 villages with middle schools, 63 villages with secondary schools, 22 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with general degree college, 21 villages with no educational facility.<ref name=directory>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2021_PART_A_DCHB_GUMLA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Pages 446, 512-513 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 31 January 2022}}</ref>

The only nagar panchayat had 10 primary schools, 9 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 5 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college, 2 recognised shorthand, typewriting, and vocational training institutions and 1 non-formal education centre (Sarba Shiksha Abhiyan).<ref name=directory/>
 .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand.

===Educational institutions===
The following institutions are located in Gumla subdivision:
*Kartik Oraon College was established at Gumla in 1960.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://kocollegegumla.ac.in |title= Katrik Oraon College |publisher= KOC | access-date = 31 January 2022}}</ref>
*B.N.J. College, also known as Baijnath Jalan College, was established at [[Sisai, Gumla|Sisai]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.indcareer.com/jharkhand/gumla/b-n-jalan-college-sisai | title = B.N. Jalan College,Sisai| publisher = IndCareer | access-date = 31 January 2022}}</ref>

(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)

==Healthcare==
In 2011, in the Gumla subdivision, in the 6 CD blocks, there were 22 villages with [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]], 145 villages with primary health subcentres, 51 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 21 villages with allopathic hospitals, 14 villages with dispensaries, 6 villages with veterinary hospitals, 15 villages with family welfare centres, 8 villages with medicine shops.<ref name=directory/>

The only nagar panchayat had 2 hospitals, 1 nursing home, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 8 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 maternity home, 1 family welfare centre, 11 veterinary hospitals, 11 medicine shops.<ref name=directory/>
 .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

===Medical facilities===

(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{South Chotanagpur Division}}
{{South Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Subdivisions of Jharkhand]]

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