Latehar district

Latehar district लातेहार जिला
District of Jharkhand
Location of Latehar district in Jharkhand
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Administrative division	Palamu division
Headquarters	Latehar
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Chatra (shared with Chatra district)
• Assembly seats	2
Area
• Total	3,659.59 km^2 (1,412.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	725,673
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	61.23 per cent
• Sex ratio	964
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]

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

Palamu district consists of 20 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in PALAMU 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

Geography

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

Betla National Park is located in this District.

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 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.

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

• Districts of Jharkhand
• Palamu district
• Garhwa district

References

1. "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
2. "Showing all Waterfalls in India". World Waterfalls Database. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
3. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
4. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
5. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Bhutan 708,427 line feed character in |quote= at position 7 (help)
6. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Alaska 710,231 line feed character in |quote= at position 7 (help)

External links

• Latehar district website
• Latehar travel guide and maps
• Information about Latehar

Coordinates: 23°43′48″N 84°28′12″E / 23.73000°N 84.47000°E