Latehar is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 9 Taluks, 769 villages and 4 towns in Latehar district.
As per the Census India 2011, Latehar district has 133381 households, population of 726978 of which 369666 are males and 357312 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 137699 which is 18.94% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Latehar district is around
967 compared to
948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Latehar district is 48.24% out of which 56.73% males are literate and 39.45% females are literate. The total area of Latehar is 4291 sq.km with population density of 169 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 92.87% of population lives in Urban area and 7.13% lives in Rural area. There are 21.31% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 45.54% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Latehar district.
Latehar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 726978 | 100% |
| Hindu | 473049 | 65.07% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 133525 | 18.37% |
| Muslim | 69808 | 9.6% |
| Christian | 47653 | 6.55% |
| Religion not stated | 2679 | 0.37% |
| Buddhist | 128 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 120 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 16 | 0% |
Latehar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 39.08 | 4251.92 |
| Number of households | 10065 | 123316 |
| Total Population | 51858 | 675120 |
| Population (%) | 52.26% | 49.26% |
| Male Population | 27100 | 342566 |
| Female Population | 24758 | 332554 |
| Sex Ratio | 914 | 971 |
| Literacy (%) | 66.57% | 46.83% |
List of Taluks in Latehar
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