Latehar District

Jharkhand

Latehar district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Latehar. It covers 4,291 sq km and had a population of 7,26,978 at the 2011 census, a density of 169 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Latehar
Area
4,291 sq km
Population
7.27 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
169 /km²
Literacy Rate
59.51%
Sex Ratio
967
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Latehar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Latehar district.

Total Population
7.27 Lakh
Male Population
3.70 Lakh
Female Population
3.57 Lakh
Rural Population
6.71 Lakh
Urban Population
55,778
Scheduled Caste
1.52 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.31 Lakh
Literacy Rate
59.51%
Population Density
169 /km²
Sex Ratio
967
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 69.97%Female literacy 48.68%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Latehar district.

2
Tehsils
9
Blocks
45
Nyay Panchayats
115
Gram Panchayats
750
Villages
Headquarters
Latehar
Languages
Nagpuri, Hindi, Kurukh
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
23.74° N, 84.5° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Latehar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Latehar

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Manika
No. 73 · Chatra
RS
Ramchandra Singh
Indian National Congress
MLA
Latehar
No. 74 · Chatra
PR
Prakash Ram
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Latehar

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Latehar district.

  • Kalicharan Singh
    Kalicharan Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Chatra · No. 4
  • RS
    Ramchandra Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Manika · No. 73
  • PR
    Prakash Ram
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Latehar · No. 74

Election History

Lok Sabha

Chatra · No. 4

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPKalicharan Singh
    Votes 5,74,558Vote share 53.63%Margin 2,20,959
    1. 1. Kalicharan Singh · BJP5,74,558 (53.63%)
    2. 2. Krishna Nand Tripathi · INC3,53,599 (33%)
    3. 3. Arjun Kumar · BSP28,410 (2.65%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jharkhand
State
Latehar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
2 Assembly
No. 73, 74

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Latehar District at a Glance

State
Jharkhand
Headquarters
Latehar
Area
4,291 sq km
Population
7.27 Lakh
Population density
169 per km²
Sex ratio
967 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
59.51%
Languages
Nagpuri, Hindi, Kurukh
Tehsils
2
Blocks
9
Gram panchayats
115
Villages
750
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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