Village & Panchayats

Administrative Setup

Latehar district has its headquarters at Latehar town, which lends its name to the District. The District consists of 774 Villages, 115 Gram Panchayats, 2 Sub-Divisions, 10 Blocks, 10 Circles, 1 Nagar Panchayat and 12 Police Stations.

Geographical and Population details of the District

• Geographical Area: 3651.59 Sq. kms.
• Population (2011 Census)
  • Total: 7,26,978
  • Male: 3,69,666
  • Female: 3,57,312
  • SC: 1,54,910
  • ST: 3,31,096

Administrative details of the District

• No. of Sub-Divisions: 2
• No. of NAC/Nagar Panchayat: 1
• No. of Gram Panchayats: 115
• No. of villages: 772
• No. of Circles: 10
• No. of Blocks: 10
• No. of Police Stations: 17