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Latehar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 726,978 people
Households 133,381 PCA households
Literacy rate 59.51% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.11% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 726,978 675,120 51,858 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 133,381 123,316 10,065 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 137,699 129,917 7,782 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.94% 19.24% 15.01% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 967 971 914 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 968 971 924 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 350,682 316,158 34,524 Literacy rate% 59.51% 57.99% 78.33% Male literacy rate% 69.97% 68.74% 84.77% Female literacy rate% 48.68% 46.92% 71.26% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 154,910 146,213 8,697 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 331,096 324,023 7,073 Total workersCensus workers 313,379 297,714 15,665 Work participation rate% 43.11% 44.1% 30.21% Main workersworked at least 6 months 117,311 106,381 10,930 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 196,068 191,333 4,735 Non-workerspeople 413,599 377,406 36,193
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 133,381 households and 726,978 residents. Urban residents made up 7.13% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.87%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.97% for males and 48.68% for females. Of 313,379 workers, 37.43% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 47,375 56,318 Agricultural labourers 33,198 109,531 Household industry workers 3,164 6,041 Other workers 33,574 24,178
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801787 26,981 people within this district · Town
Census code 367615 12,046 people within this district · Census town
Census code 367010 7,888 people within this district · Census town
Census code 367614 4,943 people within this district · Census town