Latehar district

Latehar district
District of Jharkhand
North Koel River at Betla National Park
Location of Latehar district in Jharkhand
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/

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.

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).