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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Latehar district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Latehar in Jharkhand (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Latehar district in Jharkhand
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Latehar
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Palamu division|Palamu]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Latehar]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 3659.59
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 726,978
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 61.23 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 964
| leader_title = [[District magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Zeeshan Qamar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chatra]] (shared with [[Chatra district]])
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 2 [[Latehar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]], [[Manika (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://latehar.nic.in/
| official_name =
| leader_title3 = [[Latehar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latehar]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name3 = [[Baidyanath Ram]], [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]]
| leader_title4 = [[Manika (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manika]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name4 = [[Ramchandra Singh]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| image_skyline = Lodh falls.jpg
| image_caption = [[Lodh Falls]]
}}
'''Latehar district''' is one of the 24 districts of [[Jharkhand | 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 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).

==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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |accessdate=2011-09-17}}</ref>

== Administration ==

=== Blocks/Mandals ===

Latehar district consists of 9 [[Community development block in India|block]]s. The following are the list of the blocks in Latehar district:

#[[Latehar|Latehar Block]]
#[[Chandwa|Chandwa Block]]
#[[Balumath|Balumath Block]]
#[[Manika Block]]
#[[Barwadih|Barwadih Block]]
#[[Garu Block]]
#[[Netarhat|Mahuadanar Block]]
#[[Bariyatu Block]]
#[[Herhanj Block]]

==Geography==
*Latehar district has two of the [[List of waterfalls in India by height|highest waterfalls]] in Jharkhand – [[Lodh Falls]] and [[Lower Ghaghri Falls]], along with several others.<ref>{{cite web| title =Showing all Waterfalls in India| url =http://www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=India&orderby=height%20DESC| publisher =World Waterfalls Database| accessdate =2010-06-20| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://www.webcitation.org/6AC0BJT4W?url=http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/country/India/| archivedate =2012-08-25}}</ref>
*[[Betla National Park]] is located in this District.

==Economy==
In 2006 the Indian government named Latehar one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |accessdate=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archivedate=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
There are 9 development blocks, namely Latehar, Chandwa, Balumath, Bariyatu, Herhanj, [[Manika (district)|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==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,26,790|13=1911|14=1,40,616|15=1921|16=1,49,957|17=1931|18=1,67,407|19=1941|20=1,86,627|21=1951|22=2,01,560|23=1961|24=2,39,575|25=1971|26=2,99,630|27=1981|28=3,59,930|29=1991|30=4,57,040|31=2001|32=5,60,894|33=2011|34=7,26,978|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Latehar District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|65.07}}
{{bar percent|[[Sarna sthal|Sarna]]|maroon|18.37}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|9.6}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|dodgerblue|6.55}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.41}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Latehar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 726,978.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> Roughly equal to the nation of [[Bhutan]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote =
Bhutan 708,427
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|accessdate=2011-09-30
|quote=Alaska 710,231
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archivedate=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 499th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 200 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.38%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Latehar has a [[sex ratio]] of 964 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 61.23%. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.5% of total population.<ref name=districtcensus/>

Hindus are 65.07%, while other religions (Sarna) are 18.37%. Muslims are 9.60% and Christians are 6.55%.
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Latehar district (2011)
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 40.6 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value2 = 27.1 |color2 = tomato
|label3 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value3 = 18.31 |color3 = orchid
|label4 = [[Magahi language|Magahi]] |value4 = 6.04 |color4 = coral
|label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 5.09 |color5 = green
|label6 = Other |value6 = 2.86 |color6 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 40.6% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 27.1% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 18.31% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], 6.04% [[Magahi language|Magahi]] and 5.09% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of districts of Jharkhand|Districts of Jharkhand]]
* [[Palamu district]]
* [[Garhwa district]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Latehar district}}
* [http://latehar.nic.in/ Latehar district website]
* [http://www.traveljharkhand.com/jharkhand-tourism/jharkhand-districts/latehar.html Latehar travel guide and maps]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Latehar district
|North = [[Palamu district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Chatra district]]
|Southeast = [[Ranchi district]]
|South = [[Lohardaga district]]
|Southwest = [[Gumla district]]
|West = [[Surguja district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|Northwest = [[Garhwa district]]
}}

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