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City in Jharkhand, India

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Latehar: City in Jharkhand, India
Latehar is a town in the Latehar district of Jharkhand, India. It is known for its natural environment, forest, forest products and mineral deposits. Latehar remained a part of Palamau District as a sub division since 1924. It was elevated from sub divisional status to a district on 4 April 2001, vide Jharkhand Government Notification No 946 dated 04.04.2001. Latehar is located on the north–west corner of Jharkhand in the Palamau Commissionary. It is surrounded by Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla, Palamu and Chatra district apart from Chhattisgarh state and district headquarters is situated at 84.51198 East Longitude and 23.741988 North Latitude. It is a predominantly tribal district with almost 45.54% of the population belonging to the scheduled tribes. More than 66% of total population comprises SCs and STs. The total area of the district is 3,622.50 km2 and one of the block headquarters is more than 200 km away from the district headquarters.

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Jharkhand Elections 2024: Congress Candidate Ramchandra Accuses Ex-CM Marandi & BJP on Negligence [Video]

Jharkhand Elections 2024: Congress Candidate Ramchandra Accuses Ex-CM Marandi & BJP on Negligence

Ramchandra Singh, the Congress candidate from the Manika seat of Latehar, is contesting elections for the 7th time. He criticizes former CM Babulal Marandi and the BJP for ignoring this backward region..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 14:05Published

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