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Gumla District
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| Basia |
| Bharno |
| Bishunpur |
| Chainpur |
| Dumri |
| Ghaghra |
| Gumla |
| Kamdara |
| Palkot |
| Raidih |
| Sisai |
Gumla district is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
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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.
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.
Gumla district has rich natural and mineral resources.
It is home to a variety of flora and fauna.
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.
| Districts of Jharkand, India |
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| Bokaro • Chatra • Deoghar • Dhanbad • Dumka • East Singhbhum • Garhwa • Giridih • Godda • Gumla • Hazaribagh • Jamtara • Koderma • Latehar • Lohardaga • Pakur • Palamu • Ranchi • Sahebganj • Seraikela Kharsawan • Simdega • West Singhbhum |