Latehar district
District of Jharkhand in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Latehar district is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India, and Latehar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is part of Palamu division.
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Latehar district | |
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Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
Division | Palamu |
Headquarters | Latehar |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Bhor Singh Yadav, IAS |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Chatra (shared with Chatra district) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 2 Latehar Assembly constituency, Manika Assembly constituency |
• Latehar MLA | Baidyanath Ram, JMM |
• Manika MLA | Ramchandra Singh, INC |
Area | |
• Total | 3,659.59 km2 (1,412.98 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 726,978 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 59.51 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 964 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | http://latehar.nic.in/ |
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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).