Sub-Division

There are two sub-divisions in Latehar District.

1. Latehar Sadar

   Subdivision – Profile
   Headquater	LATEHAR
   Area	2761.69 Sq.KM.
   Villages	Total Villages – 592	Inhabited – 27
   	Male	Female	Total
   Population	3,16,524	3,05,448	6,21,972
   SC Population	76,307	74,734	1,51,041
   ST Population	1,24,775	1,23,320	2,48,095
   Literacy	1,76,303	1,16,865	2,93,168
   Education	Primary School –	Middle School –	High School –
   Crops	Rice , Wheat , Maize , Marua.
   Minerals	Coal
   Important Festivals	SOHRAI , SARHUL , IDD , DASHARA , KARMA
   Blocks	BALUMATH, BARIYATU, BARWADIH, CHANDWA, HERHANJ, LATEHAR, MANIKA

2. Mahuadanr

   Subdivision – Profile
   Headquater	MAHUADANR
   Area	860.81 Sq.KM.
   Villages	Total Villages – 180	Inhabited – 13
   	Male	Female	Total
   Population	53,142	51,864	1,05,006
   SC Population	1,959	1,910	3,869
   ST Population	41,652	41,349	83,001
   Literacy	33,403	24,111	57,514
   Education	Primary School –	Middle School –	High School –
   Crops	Rice , Wheat , Maize , Marua.
   Minerals
   Important Festivals	SOHRAI , SARHUL , IDD , DASHARA , KARMA
   Blocks	GARU, MAHUADANR