Latehar district
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Latehar district लातेहार जिला |
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| District of Jharkhand | |
 Location of Latehar district in Jharkhand |
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| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative division | palamu |
| Headquarters | Latehar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Chatra (shared with Chatra district) |
| • Assembly seats | 2 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,659.59 km2 (1,412.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 725,673 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (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).
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.
Latehar district consists of 9 blocks. The following are the list of the blocks in Latehar district:
Latehar district has two of the highest waterfalls in Jharkhand – Lodh Falls and Lower Ghaghri Falls, along with several others.
Betla National Park is located in this District.
In 2006 the Indian government named Ranchi one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
There are 9 Development Blocks, namely Latehar, Chandwa, Balumath, Bariyatu, Herhanj, Manika, Barwadih, Garu and Mahuadanr
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