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Latehar district
लातेहार जिला
—  District of Jharkhand  —
Jharkhand Latehar
Location of Latehar district in Jharkhand
Country India
State Jharkhand
Administrative division Palamu division
Established
Headquarters Latehar
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Chatra (shared with Chatra district)
 • Assembly seats 2
Area
 • Total 3,659.59 km2 (1,412.98 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 558,831
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 41.21%
 • Sex ratio 961
Website Official website

Latehar district (Hindi: लातेहार जिला) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India, and Latehar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is part of Palamu division.

Latehar district is situated between 84deg. 31 min. East latitude 23 deg. 44.4 min north latitude. The area of the district is 3660 km², with a population of 558,831 (2001 census).

History[]

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.[1]

Geography[]

Latehar district has two of the highest waterfalls in Jharkhand – Lodh Falls and Lower Ghaghri Falls, along with several others.[2]

Economy[]

In 2006 the Indian government named Ranchi one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]

Divisions[]

There are 7 Development Blocks, namely Latehar, Chandwa, Balumath, Manika, Barwadih, Garu and Mahuad.

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

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Latehar district has a population of 725,673 ,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan[5] or the US state of Alaska.[6] This gives it a ranking of 499th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre (520 /sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.38 %.[4] Latehar has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 61.23 %.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  2. ^ "Showing all Waterfalls in India". World Waterfalls Database. http://www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=India&orderby=height%20DESC. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  3. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  5. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Bhutan 708,427" 
  6. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Alaska 710,231" 

External links[]


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