Sri Jagannath Mishra then ruling Chief Minister of Bihar inaugurated it and Sri Dwarika Nath Sinha acquired the post of first deputy commissioner of the newly created district.

A temple a few kilometers away from the city off the Gumla-Ghaghra road is dedicated to him and his mother.

There are various streams/ tributaries to the main rivers on which there are some picturesque waterfalls, as for example Sadni Falls.

Climate of Gumla is characterized by a pleasant cold and temperate weather conditions.

According to the 2011 census Gumla district has a population of 1,025,213,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[8] or the US state of Montana.

[7] The district has a population density of 193 inhabitants per square kilometre (500/sq mi).

[7] Gumla has a sex ratio of 993 females for every 1000 males[7] and a literacy rate of 65.73%.

In Gumla District the important minerals like bauxite and laterite (aluminium ore) are found in villages of Amkipani, Langdatanr, Chirodih, Jalim, Narma, Bahagara and Gurdari of Bishunpur block, Langatanr, Lupungpat and Chota-Agiatu in Chainpur block and Harup, Serengdag and Jalim in Ghaghra block.

In 2006 the Indian government named Gumla one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

The Polytechnic college will be run and manage under "PPP" Mode by Gumla Educational Foundation.