Latehar District

This district is part of Palamu division.

Latehar district
District of Jharkhand
North Koel River at Betla National Park
Location of Latehar district in Jharkhand
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	Palamu
Headquarters	Latehar
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Bhor Singh Yadav, IAS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Chatra (shared with Chatra district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	2 Latehar Assembly constituency, Manika Assembly constituency
• Latehar MLA	Baidyanath Ram, JMM
• Manika MLA	Ramchandra Singh, INC
Area
• Total	3,659.59 km2 (1,412.98 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	726,978
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	59.51 per cent
• Sex ratio	964
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	http://latehar.nic.in/

Latehar district is situated on longitude 84° 31' E and 23° 44.4' N latitude. The area of the district is 3660 km², with a population of 726,978 (2011 census).

The territory covered by the present district became a part of Palamu district, when it formed on 1 January 1928. Latehar district was created on 4 April 2001 by separating the erstwhile Latehar subdivision of Palamu district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

• Latehar district has two of the highest waterfalls in Jharkhand – Lodh Falls and Lower Ghaghri Falls, along with several others.
• Netarhat is hill station in the district.
• Betla National Park and Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary is located in this District.

Blocks/Mandals

Latehar district consists of 9 blocks. The following are the list of the blocks in Latehar district:

1. Latehar Block
2. Chandwa Block
3. Balumath Block
4. Manika Block
5. Barwadih Block
6. Garu Block
7. Mahuadanar Block
8. Bariyatu Block
9. Herhanj Block

In 2006 the Indian government named Latehar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

There are 9 development blocks, namely Latehar, Chandwa, Balumath, Bariyatu, Herhanj, Manika, Barwadih, Garu and Mahuadanr

There are two Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Manika and Latehar. Both are part of Chatra Lok Sabha constituency.

• Netarhat
• Betla National Park
• Palamu fort
• Kechki Sangam
• Sarju Valley
• Lodh Falls
• Lower Ghaghri Falls
• Suga Bandh
• Mirchaiya Waterfall
• Jhunjhuniya waterfall
• Kanti Waterfall
• Datam Patam Waterfall
• Tapa Pahad
• Ugratara Temple

According to the 2011 census Latehar district has a population of 726,978. Roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan or the US state of Alaska. This gives it a ranking of 499th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.38%. Latehar has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 59.51%. 7.13% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.31% and 45.54% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 40.60% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 27.10% Sadri, 18.31% Kurukh, 6.04% Magahi and 5.09% Urdu as their first language.

• Districts of Jharkhand
• Palamu district
• Garhwa district