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Bokaro District |
Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized areas in India. This is one of twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. Established in 1991, a subdivision was formed in 1991 with two blocks from Dhanbad district and six blocks from Giridih district. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters.Bokaro district covers geographical area of 2883 sq. Km. The average height of the land is 210 meters above sea level. The population of the district is approximately 2 million (2011 census). Bokaro is famous for its steel plant, which is the largest in Asia. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant of India built with Soviet help.It is also famous for its quality educational system and Luigu Buuru (Santal's father). Apart from this, it is also a popular tourist destination for people of eastern region and foreigners. Steel Authority of India, Bharat Refractories Limited, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited, Damodar Valley Corporation, subsidiary companies of Coal India Limited, Bokaro,Electrosteel Castings Limited, Bokaro Power Supply Company Pvt. Ltd. (BPSCL), Indian Explosive Limited, JP Group, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation are many more. It is currently a part of the District Red Corridor.
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Bokaro I.A.S |
Mrityunjay Kumar Baranwal, I.A.SDeputy Commissioner
District Profile
District ProfileName | Details |
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District Formation | 1991 |
No. of parliamentary Constituency | 2 |
No. of Assembly Constituency | 5 |
No. of Sub Division | 2 |
No. of Block | 9 |
No. of Gram panchayat | 249 |
No. of Revenue Village | 635 |
Municipal Corporation | 1 |
Municipal Council | 1 |
Total Geographical area(sq.km) | 2883 |
% Area under Forest | |
% Area under mining | |
Agriculture land Available in District | |
Total Population | 20,62,330 |
Urban Population | 10,78,686 |
Rural Population | 9,83,644 |
Schedule Castes | 236,472 |
Schedule Tribes | 218,600 |
Backward Classes | 715 per sq.km |
Density of Population | 72.01 |
% of Literacy | 72.01% |
Male | 1,072,802 |
Female | 989,523 |
Sex Ratio | 922 |
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