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 2023 Population
Current estimated population of Latehar Nagar Panchayat in 2023 is approximately
37,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Latehar city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Latehar city will be conducted in 2023 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Latehar town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
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.