This district has Jumla as its headquarters, an area of 2,531 square kilometres (977 sq mi); it had populations of 89,427 and 108,921, respectively, in the national censuses of 2001 and 2011.

[8] In the late 18th century the Jumla kingdom successfully defended itself against the first attack by King Prithivi Narayan Shah, and legend even has it that he got injured in the battle.

[10] The Jumla kings belonged to the Kalyal dynasty, linked to the Mewar clan of Rajasthan, India.

[13] Ethnicity/caste: 60.4% were Chhetri, 10.9% Hill Brahmin, 7.4% Kami, 7.4% Thakuri, 7.1% Sarki, 2.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.1% Tamang, 0.9% Lohar, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Thakali and 0.2% others.

[22] As part of research on the leading causes of death among Nepali women of child-bearing age, a study on Mental Health and Suicide among women in Jumla has found that there are six issues when it comes to women's lives and views on suicide: mental health issues; economics; education; domestic issues; differential gender impacts; suicide and thoughts about it.

[27] An "inter-caste economic dependency in a long-term hereditary contractual labor relations" is called Lagi-Lagitya.

[28] Jumla is rich in Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) namely medicinal plants and aromatics.

[29] The Himalayan Black Bear damages crops and attacks livestocks but locals support the animal's conservation.

[30] The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a threatened carnivore species is found in Jumla.

[31] Jumli Marshi is a high altitude rice variety that is thought to have been cultivated in Jumla since 1300 years ago.