Gumla subdivision is an
administrative subdivision
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
of the
Gumla district
Gumla district is one of the twenty-four 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 ...
in the
South Chotanagpur division
South Chotanagpur division is one of the five divisions in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The division comprises the following districts: Gumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Ranchi and Simdega
Simdega is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Simdeg ...
in the state of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
,
India
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.
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.
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).
Overview
The subdivisions of Gumla district have the following distinctions:
Police stations
Police stations in the Gumla subdivision are at:
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Gumla
Gumla is a city which is the district headquarters in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Gumla began as a hamlet. A week-long "Cow Fair" (''Gau-Mela'') took place every year, where items in d ...
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Ghaghra
Ghaghra is a census town in the Ghaghra CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Ghaghra is located at
Area overview
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Bharno
Bharno (also spelled as Bherno} is a village in the Bharno CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Bharno is located at
Area overview
The ma ...
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Bishunpur
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Raidih
Raidih is a village in the Raidih CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Raidih is located at
Area overview
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Sisai
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Gurdari
Gurdari is a village/ Bauxite mining centre in the Bishunpur CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Gurdari is located at
Area overview
The map ...
Blocks
Community development blocks in the Gumla subdivision are:
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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.[
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.*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.
*B.N.J. College, also known as Baijnath Jalan College, was established at Sisai in 1976.
Healthcare
In 2011, in the Gumla subdivision, in the 6 CD blocks, there were 22 villages with 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.[
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. ][
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.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included
Medical facilities
(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical faciltites may please add it here)
References
Sub-divisions in Jharkhand
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