Latehar

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Latehar
Latehar (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Jharkhand
District : Latehar
Location : 23 ° 45 ′  N , 84 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 23 ° 45 ′  N , 84 ° 30 ′  E
Height : 387 m
Residents : 26,981 (2011)

Latehar is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand .

The city is the capital of the Latehar district of the same name . Latehar is administered as a Nagar Panchayat . The city is divided into 12 wards (constituencies).

Demographics

The city's population is 26,981 according to the 2011 census. Latehar has a gender ratio of 914 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 83.8% in 2011. Almost 77% of the population are Hindus , around 16% are Muslims and around 7% belong to another or no religion. 14.9% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

economy

The economy is dominated by forestry, agriculture and the extraction of raw materials.

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Latehar Nagar Panchayat City Population Census 2011-2019 | Jharkhand. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .