Overview
Latehar is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Latehar city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Latehar Nagar Panchayat has population of 26,981 of which 14,152 are males while 12,829 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4017 which is 14.89 % of total population of Latehar (NP). In Latehar Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 907 against state average of 948. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Latehar is around 895 compared to Jharkhand state average of 948. Literacy rate of Latehar city is 77.85 % higher than state average of 66.41 %. In Latehar, Male literacy is around 84.14 % while female literacy rate is 70.93 %.
Latehar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,315 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Latehar Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.15 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.47 % of total population in Latehar (NP).
Latehar Work Profile
Out of total population, 8,213 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 6,582 were males while 1,631 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 8213 working population, 66.92 % were engaged in Main Work while 33.08 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Latehar 2022 Population
The next census for Latehar Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2022 are estimates only.