The district of Latehar in Jharkhand was culled out of Palamu district on 4th April, 2001: since 1924, Latehar had been part of the district of Palamu in Jharkhand. Latehar is the headquarters of the Latehar district and is the seat of the Deputy Commissioner.
The Latehar district was named after a small village named Latehar, on the Ranchi Daltonganj Road. Moreover, Latehar is located in the north-western part of the territory of Jharkhand and is surrounded by Lohardaga, Ranchi, Palamu, Chatra and Gumla.
A snapshot at the Latehar district is as follows:
* Area - 3651.59 square kilometers.
* Forest cover - 2010 - 2245 square kilometers.
* Latitude - 23º44'4" North.
* Longitude - 84º 31' East.
* Crops - Paddy, wheat, cereals, oil seeds, maize, etc.
* Minerals - Quartz, granite, feldspar, fireclay, coal, laterite, dolomite, etc.
Furthermore, the economy of Latehar at Jharkhand revolves round agriculture, mines and minerals, forest, trade and commerce and animal husbandry. In this context, it can be said that the economy of Latehar is agro-based and the forests of the territory play a vital role in the economy of the state.
Moreover, the district of Latehar is divided into a number of administrative blocks
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Jharkhand-map-district
bokaro chatra deogarh
dhanbad dumka eastsinghbhum
garhwa giridih godda
gumla hazaribagh jamtara
koderma latehar lohardaga
pakaur palamau ranchi
sahibganj saraikelakharsawan
westsinghbhum simdega
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