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District of Jharkhand

Latehar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 9.41 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

9,41,000 941,000 1 March 2026

Latehar district's population is estimated at ≈9.41 lakh (9,41,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Jharkhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,26,978.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Jharkhand. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Latehar district

Census 2011
7,26,978
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 9.41 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
51,858

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,75,120

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 9.41 lakh 9,41,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.27 lakh 7,26,978 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
169per km² 2011
Sex ratio
967 Jharkhand: 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)
968 Jharkhand: 948
Literacy rate
59.5% Male 70.0% · Female 48.7%
Urban share
7.1% Jharkhand: 24.1%
Growth 2001–11
+29.6% Jharkhand: +22.4%
Area
4,291km² Census 2011
Households
1.33 lakh 5.5 people per household
Villages
769 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Latehar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,01,560
19612,39,575
19712,99,630
19813,59,930
19914,57,040
20015,60,894
20117,26,978
2016 *8,00,000
2021 *8,72,000
2026 *9,41,000
2031 *10,06,000
2036 *10,65,000

* Estimate

How Latehar's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Latehar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Latehar1,44,49519.9%96861.8%18.7%
2 Chandwa1,06,65314.7%96958.5%15.9%
3 Barwadih98,99213.6%95856.0%8.0%
4 Balumath89,01212.2%96458.2%0.0%
5 Manika88,09512.1%96159.2%0.0%
6 Mahuadanr74,73210.3%97169.6%0.0%
7 Bariyatu60,0958.3%97954.5%0.0%
8 Herhanj34,6304.8%94954.6%0.0%
9 Garu30,2744.2%98857.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Latehar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Latehar (Census 2011)
  1. Latehar 26,981
  2. Chandwa CT 12,046
  3. Barwadih CT 7,888
  4. Alaudia CT 4,943

How people in Latehar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

33.1%

Agricultural labourers

45.5%

Household industry

2.9%

Other work

18.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.1%.

Age structure of Latehar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Latehar
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-446,55745,260
5-953,59652,187
10-1453,02551,199
15-1936,91834,935
20-2428,67128,894
25-2926,98325,859
30-3422,15522,481
35-3921,15620,089
40-4418,08017,321
45-4916,54914,889
50-5412,23710,767
55-599,53810,017
60-649,4469,966
65-696,8916,285
70-744,1563,661
75-791,6091,571
80+1,9081,818
Children (0–14)
41.5%
Jharkhand 36.2%
Working age (15–59)
52.0%
Jharkhand 56.7%
Older people (60+)
6.5%
Jharkhand 7.2%
Median age
19.3years
Jharkhand 22.4
Dependency ratio
83.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Jharkhand 67.9

Languages spoken in Latehar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 33 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Latehar
  1. Hindi 75.2%
  2. Kurukh/Oraon 18.3%
  3. Urdu 5.1%
  4. Mundari 0.7%
  5. Munda 0.4%
  6. Others 0.1%
  7. Malto 0.1%
  8. Bengali 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi40.6%
  2. Sadan/Sadri27.1%
  3. Kurukh/Oraon18.3%
  4. Magadhi/Magahi6.0%
  5. Urdu5.1%
  6. Khortha/Khotta0.8%
  7. Mundari0.7%
  8. Nagpuria0.4%

Housing and amenities in Latehar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 28.8%

    Jharkhand 45.9%

  • Tap water 2.9%

    Jharkhand 12.9%

  • Water source within premises 10.2%

    Jharkhand 23.2%

  • Toilet within premises 10.8%

    Jharkhand 22.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 88.9%

    Jharkhand 76.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 12.4%

    Jharkhand 25.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.1%

    Jharkhand 7.2%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 1.6%

    Jharkhand 11.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.5%

    Jharkhand 68.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 29.0%

    Jharkhand 46.1%

  • Television 8.1%

    Jharkhand 26.9%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 6.0%

    Jharkhand 16.1%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    Jharkhand 6.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.0%

    Jharkhand 2.8%

  • Use banking services 38.4%

    Jharkhand 54.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 37.3%

    Jharkhand 21.0%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.4%

    Jharkhand 89.3%

  • Rent their home 2.8%

    Jharkhand 7.7%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 12.9%

    Jharkhand 38.3%

  • House in good condition 40.9%

    Jharkhand 43.4%

  • Concrete roof 6.5%

    Jharkhand 26.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 8.7%

    Jharkhand 28.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 27.4%

    Jharkhand 29.2%

Jharkhand

What the numbers say

  • Latehar district held 2.2% of Jharkhand's population in 2011, 20th of 24 districts.
  • Literacy is 59.5%, 6.9 points below the Jharkhand average of 66.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.0% of men but only 48.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 967 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 948.
  • 7.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Jharkhand as a whole (24.1%).
  • The population grew 29.6% in 2001–11, faster than Jharkhand's 22.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈9.41 lakh, implies growth of about 29% since 2011; it is tied to the official Jharkhand projection.

Compare with

All districts of Jharkhand →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Latehar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Latehar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Latehar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareJharkhand
Hindu 4,73,049 65.1% 67.8%
Muslim 69,808 9.6% 14.5%
Christian 47,653 6.6% 4.3%
Sikh 120 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 128 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 16 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 1,33,525 18.4% 12.8%
Religion not stated 2,679 0.4% 0.2%
Total7,26,978100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Latehar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈9,41,000 (9.41 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Latehar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Jharkhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,26,978.

What was the population of Latehar district in Census 2011?
7,26,978: 3,69,666 males and 3,57,312 females, of whom 51,858 lived in towns and 6,75,120 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Latehar?
Literacy was 59.5% in 2011 (men 70.0%, women 48.7%). The sex ratio was 967 females per 1,000 males, and 968 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Latehar district?
Latehar, with 26,981 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Latehar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 769 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Jharkhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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