Bokaro is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 9 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 2,883 sq km. There are 27 towns and 635 villages in this district.
As per census Bokaro has a population of 2,062,330 in 2011 out of which 1,072,807 are male and 989,523 are female. Population of Bokaro in 2020/2021 is 2,302,158(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,273,520 out of 759,088 are male and 514,432 are female. People living in Bokaro depend on multiple skills, total workers are 685,368 out of which men are 507,677 and women are 177,691. Total 50,940 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 40,804 are cultivated by men and 10,136 are women. 23,861 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 18,013 and 5,848 are women. Bokaro sex ratio is 922 females per 1000 of males. Next Bokaro Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 2,883 sq km., 437 sq km is urban and 2446 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,289,187 in the district, 983,644 are in urban area and 1,078,686 are in rural area. 188,770 households are in urban, 206,148 are in rural area. 696,342 literate people are in urban, 577,178 are in rural area.
Geography of Bokaro
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawadih | 138,454 | 70,344 | 68,110 | 24,556 |
| Chandrapura | 132,162 | 68,881 | 63,281 | 25,316 |
| Bermo | 189,777 | 99,086 | 90,691 | 35,758 |
| Gumia | 231,185 | 118,918 | 112,267 | 42,962 |
| Peterwar | 132,150 | 68,127 | 64,023 | 25,706 |
| Kasmar | 89,974 | 45,947 | 44,027 | 18,237 |
| Jaridih | 104,988 | 54,445 | 50,543 | 21,136 |
| Chas | 813,402 | 427,453 | 385,949 | 158,059 |
| Chandankiyari | 230,238 | 119,606 | 110,632 | 43,188 |