Gumla
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Place details
- Locality
- گوملا
- Region
- Jharkhand
- Country
- India
- Population
- 51,264
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gumla
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gumla.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Gumla Village area
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Jharkhand#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Jharkhand, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jharkhand
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gumla
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Gumla district
- Population
- +80129
- Elevation
- +652
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Gumla district
- Image
- Gumla - Street - 3.jpg
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- P12749
- Halver
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Area overview
- Infrastructure
- Demographics
- Transport
- Roads
- Railways
- Education
- Tourist attractions
- {{anchor|Karma|Sarhul Dance|Bheja dance}}Festivals and dances
- See also
- References
- External links
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 daily use (utensils, ornaments, grain and sometimes cattle) were sold or bartered. Since these items were only available at the fair, people would keep lists during the year of what they needed. The hamlet's population grew, and it became a village named "Gumla" (a derivative of Gau–Mela).