Bokaro (district)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Division : | North Chotanagpur |
| Administrative headquarters : | Bokaro Steel City |
| Area : | 2883 km² |
| Residents : | 2,062,330 |
| Population density : | 715 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | http://www.bokaro.nic.in/ |
Bokaro ( Hindi बोकारो जिला ) is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The district of Bokaro is located on the Chota-Nagpur plateau east of Ranchi on the border with the neighboring state of West Bengal . The district was established in 1991. A sub-division consisting of two blocks from the Dhanbad district and six blocks from the Giridih district were combined to form the newly established district. The administrative headquarters are in Bokaro Steel City . The district is currently part of the so-called red corridor ( Red Corridor ) carried by the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency is concerned. The district of Bokaro extends over 2883 km².
Residents
Bokaro had about 2 million inhabitants at the 2011 census. The gender ratio was 922 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 72.01% (82.51% for men, 60.63% for women). 79.35% of the population are followers of Hinduism , 11.71% are Muslim .
economy
The Bokaro district is considered to be one of the most industrialized areas in India. Important companies in Bokaro are: Steel Authority of India , Bharat Refractories Ltd , Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd and Damodar Valley Corporation, and branches of Coal India Ltd , Electrosteel Castings Ltd , Bokaro Power Supply Company Pvt. Ltd (BPSCL) , Indian Explosive Ltd and Jaypee Group, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation .
Administrative division
Bokaro is divided into two sub-divisions and 9 blocks :
| block | Sub-division | nearest train station |
Area in km² |
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| Chas | Chas | Bokaro Steel City | 537.6 |
| Chandankiyari | Chas | Bhojudih | 370.7 |
| Jaridih | Bermo | Topkadih | 207.5 |
| Kasmar | Bermo | Topkadih | 195.3 |
| Peter was | Bermo | Gola Road | 305.8 |
| Gomia | Bermo | Gomia | 630.6 |
| Bermo | Bermo | Bermo | 165.7 |
| Nawadih | Bermo | Gomia | 371.8 |
| Chandrapura | Bermo | Chandrapura | 98 |
The following cities with Nagar Parishad status are located in the Bokaro district:
There are also a number of Census Towns , with Bokaro Steel City standing out with around 400,000 inhabitants.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d District administration ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c www.census2011.co.in
