- Gumla district
Gumla district is one of the twenty-two districts of
Jharkhand state,India , andGumla 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 localdialect s), 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 ofRanchi district of the-thenBihar state. Gumla is considered to be the birth place of Hindu GodHanuman 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 theRamayana .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.ee also
Districts of Jharkhand GUMLA 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]
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