Gumla district

Gumla district is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district.

Etymology

For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the hinterland who flocked here to exchange goods using the barter system, and the place was called "Gaw-Mela". Gumla is believed to derive its name from "Gaw-Mela", which consists of two words of Hindi (also used in several local dialects), namely, "Gaw" (cows and the cattle) and" Mela", that is, a fair. The place became known as "Gaw-mela", and then the word transformed itself into Gumla.

History

Gumla district was formed on 18th May 1983 by carving out of certain areas of Ranchi district of the-then Bihar state. Gumla is considered to be the birth place of Hindu God Hanuman and a temple few kilometers away from the city off the Gumla-Ghaghra road is dedicated to him and his mother. The district contains mountains named Risyamook mountains mentioned in the Ramayana.

Economy

Gumla district has rich natural and mineral resources.

Flora and fauna

It is home to a variety of flora and fauna.

Culture

The best school of Gumla is saraswati shishu/vidya mandir.Gumla has a rich aadiwasi culture and is colourful with the shades of nature."Chhotanagpur ki raani" netarhaat,a hill station is located in this district.

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Districts of JharkhandGUMLA HAS RICH TRIBAL CULTURE(ORAON DOMINATED).majority of people speaks oraon(about 80%) but communicating with other non-oraon people mostly hindi is used.

External links

* [http://gumla.nic.in Official website]