Guma is a Block situated in Gajapati district in Odisha. Located in rural part of Odisha, it is one among the 7 blocks of Gajapati district. As per the government records, the block number of Guma is 216. The block has 220 villages and there are total 17300 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Guma's population is 79520. Out of this, 38841 are males whereas the females count 40679 here. This block has 12011 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 6105 are boys and 5906 are girls.
Literacy rate in Guma block is 40%. 31910 out of total 79520 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 48% as 18948 males out of total 38841 are literate whereas female literacy rate is 31% as 12962 out of total 40679 females are educated in this Block.
The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Guma block is shockingly high -- 59%. Here 47610 out of total 79520 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 51% as 19893 males out of total 38841 are uneducated. In females the illiteracy rate is 68% and 27717 out of total 40679 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of occupied person of Guma block is 39694 whereas 39826 are un-employed. And out of 39694 employed individual 6477 peoples are completely reliant on cultivation.
