| Bokaro district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Jharkhand |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Bokaro Steel City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Chotanagpur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Bokaro Steel City |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 8 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2883 |
| Population Total: | 2,062,330 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 72.01% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Smt Jadav Vijaya Narayan Rao (IAS) |
| Leader Title1: | Superintendent of police |
| Leader Name1: | Sri Manoj Swargiary (IPS) |
| Leader Title2: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 1. Dhanbad (shared with Dhanbad district), 2. Giridih (shared with Giridih district) |
| Leader Title3: | MP |
| Leader Name3: | Dhulu Mahato (BJP) |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec2: | NH 18, NH 320, NH 218 |
Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zones in India. It is one of the twenty-four districts of the Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad district and six blocks from Giridih district. It is the part of State Capital Region(SCR).
Bokaro is one of the most industrial district in Jharkhand. 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 as SAIL, Vedanta Limited, Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited, Jaypee Cement (Bokaro Jaypee Cement Limited), ONGC and Orica. It has many thermal 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 in Gomia. Sudha Dairy has a manufacturing unit here in Bokaro Steel City's Sector 12.
According to the 2011 census, Bokaro district has a population of 2,062,330,[1] This gives it a ranking of 222nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 716PD/sqkm.[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.99%.[1] Bokaro has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy 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.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 46.23% of the population in the district spoke Khortha, 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.[2]
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