Latehar

This page provides an overview of Latehar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

3,583,032
Population
656,840
Households
967
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
47.97%
Approx. literacy

Latehar has an aggregated population of 3,583,032. Approximately 40.58% live in rural areas (1,453,956) and 2.89% live in urban areas (103,716).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 1,453,956 3
Balumath 267,036 70
Bariyatu 180,285 59
Barwadih 289,088 85
Chandwa 302,970 86
Garu 90,822 77
Herhanj 103,890 54
Latehar 406,504 169
Mahuadanr 224,196 109
Manika 264,285 87

Population summary

Latehar has a population of 3,583,032 (1,821,230 males and 1,761,802 females). The sex ratio is about 967 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population3,583,032
Male1,821,230
Female1,761,802
Rural population1,453,956 (40.58%)
Urban population103,716 (2.89%)
Households656,840

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 47.97%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,718,886
Total illiterates1,864,146

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 765,853 (21.37%). ST: 1,648,407 (46.01%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC765,85321.37%
ST1,648,40746.01%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 680,713 (19%). Workers: 1,551,230 (43.29%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)680,71319%
Total workers1,551,23043.29%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Latehar 726,978
Latehar 675,120
Latehar 144,495
Latehar 117,514
Chandwa 106,653
Barwadih 98,992
Barwadih 91,104
Chandwa 89,664
Balumath 89,012
Balumath 89,012