[5] Roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan[6] or the US state of Alaska.

[5] The district has a population density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi).

[5] Latehar has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 59.51%.

[5] Languages of Latehar district (2011)[8] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 40.60% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 27.10% Sadri, 18.31% Kurukh, 6.04% Magahi and 5.09% Urdu as their first language.

[8] In 2006 the Indian government named Latehar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).