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Bokaro district | |
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  Clockwise from top-left: Kalika Maharani Temple inChas,Dugda railway station,Bokaro Steel Plant, Sewati Hills, Dam on Damodar River and Bokaro village Cow | |
.svg) Location of Bokaro district in Jharkhand | |
 Bokaro district | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| Division | North Chotanagpur |
| Headquarters | Bokaro Steel City |
| Tehsils | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Smt Jadav Vijaya Narayan Rao (IAS) |
| • Superintendent of police | Sri Manoj Swargiary (IPS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1.Dhanbad (shared with Dhanbad district), 2.Giridih (shared with Giridih district) |
| • MP | Dhulu Mahato (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,883 km2 (1,113 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,062,330 |
| • Density | 715.3/km2 (1,853/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 72.01% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 18,NH 320,NH 218 |
| Website | bokaro |
Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zones in India. It is one of the twenty-four districts of theJharkhand state,India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks fromDhanbad district and six blocks fromGiridih district. It is the part of State Capital Region(SCR).
Bokaro is one of the most industrial district inJharkhand. It is home to the Asia's largest steel plant. It is the hub of economic activity in East India. It is home to many companies such asSAIL,Vedanta Limited,Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited,Jaypee Cement (Bokaro Jaypee Cement Limited),ONGC andOrica. It has manythermal power station such as Chandrapura DVC Thermal Power Station, Tenughat DVC Thermal Power Station and Bokaro Thermal Power Station etc. It is also home to the first explosive factory in India which is located inGomia.Sudha Dairy has a manufacturing unit here inBokaro Steel City's Sector 12.
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| Source: Census of India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 79.35% | |||
| Islam | 11.71% | |||
| Sarna | 7.78% | |||
| Christianity | 0.67% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.49% | |||
According to the2011 census, Bokaro district has apopulation of 2,062,330,[3] This gives it a ranking of 222nd in India (out of a total of640).[3] The district has a population density of 716 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,850/sq mi).[3] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.99%.[3] Bokaro has asex ratio of 916females for every 1000 males,[3] and aliteracy rate of 72.01%. 47.70% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.51% and 12.40% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 46.23% of the population in the district spokeKhortha, 13.61%Hindi, 10.67%Bengali, 8.67%Santali, 5.71%Bhojpuri, 4.09%Urdu, 4.04%Magahi, 2.72%Karmali and 1.14%Maithili as their first language.[4]
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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| Bokaro | 34 | Gomia | Yogendra Prasad | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | MGB | Cabinet minister | ||
| 35 | Bermo | Kumar Jaimangal Singh | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 36 | Bokaro | Shwettaa Singh | ||||||
| 37 | Chandankiyari | Umakant Rajak | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |||||
Places adjacent to Bokaro district | |
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