Bokaro district
District of Jharkhand in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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Bokaro district | |
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  Clockwise from top-left: Kalika Maharani Temple in Chas, 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 | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 72.01% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 18, NH 320, NH 218 |
| Website | bokaro |
Economy
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.
Demographics
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| Source: Census of India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion in Bokaro district (2011)[2] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 79.35% | |||
| Islam | 11.71% | |||
| Sarna | 7.78% | |||
| Christianity | 0.67% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.49% | |||
According to the 2011 census, Bokaro district has a population of 2,062,330,[3] This gives it a ranking of 222nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 716 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,850/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.99%.[3] Bokaro has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[3] 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.[3]
Languages
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.[4]
Politics
| 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 | MGB | ||||
| 36 | Bokaro | Shwettaa Singh | Indian National Congress | MGB | ||||
| 37 | Chandankiyari | Umakant Rajak | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | MGB | ||||
Notable people
- Ravi Prakash, founder of Screamer (screamer.in) and COVIDEXCHANGE.[5][6][7][8]
- Sambit Patra, national spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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