covered an area of . Among the civic amenities, it had of roads with both closed and open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tap water from treated sources, overhead tank. It had 7,747 domestic electric connections, 649 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals (with 100 beds), 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 8 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 maternity home, 1 nursing home, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 11 veterinary hospitals, 20 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 10 primary schools, 9 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 5 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 2 recognised short hand, type writing and vocational training institutions, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities it had 1 orphanage home, 1 working women's hostel, 1 old age home, 3 stadiums, 1 cinema theatre, 3 auditorium/ community halls, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Important commodities it produced were detergent, timber, steel items (gate, grill). It had the branch offices of 9 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank, 4 agricultural credit societies, 3 non-agricultural credit societies. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Gumla had a total population of 51,264, of which 26,252 (51%) were males and 25,012 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 6,373. The total number of literate persons in Gumla was 40,101 (89.33% of the population over 6 years). Hindus were 45.93% of the population, while Muslims were 20.35%. Christians were 18.26% and other religions (mainly Sarna) were 14.95%. At the time of the 2011 census, 51.74% of the population spoke Hindi, 14.96% Sadri, 14.57% Kurukh and 12.55% Urdu as their first language. , Gumla had a population of 39,790, with males constituting 52 percent and females 48 percent. Gumla had an average literacy rate of 75 percent, higher than the national average of 59.5 percent: male literacy was 80 percent, and female literacy 70 percent. Fifteen percent of the population was under six years of age. Transport Roads Gumla is connected to Ranchi and Simdega via NH – 43. It is connected via State Highways to Lohardaga, Latehar, Daltonganj and other major towns of the State. It is connected to the State of Chhattisgarh via NH-78. Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari will soon