:Bokaro district

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.

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,43,649|13=1911|14=2,83,125|15=1921|16=2,93,454|17=1931|18=3,45,504|19=1941|20=3,96,143|21=1951|22=4,54,060|23=1961|24=5,54,613|25=1971|26=7,62,675|27=1981|28=10,97,130|29=1991|30=14,54,416|31=2001|32=17,77,662|33=2011|34=20,62,330|source=Census of India{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43353/download/47042/20%20A-2%20Jharkhand.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}|align=center|cols=2}}

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{{Bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|79.35}}

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According to the 2011 census, Bokaro district has a population of 2,062,330,{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Bokaro |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/554/download/1864/DH_2011_2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} This gives it a ranking of 222nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|716|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.99%. Bokaro has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males, 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.

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|label1 = Khortha |value1 = 46.23 |color1 = red

|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 13.61 |color2=orange

|label3 = Bengali |value3 = 10.67 |color3 = orchid

|label4 = Santali |value4 = 8.67 |color4 = darkturquoise

|label5 = Bhojpuri |value5 = 5.71 |color5 = gold

|label6 = Urdu |value6 = 4.09 |color6 = green

|label7 = Magahi |value7 = 4.04 |color7 = crimson

|label8 = Kurmali|value8 = 2.72 |color8 = pink

|label9 = Maithili |value9 = 1.14 |color9 = moccasin

|label10 = Others |value10 = 3.12 |color10 = grey

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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.{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

==Politics==

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• Ravi Prakash, founder of Screamer (screamer.in) and COVIDEXCHANGE.{{Cite web|title=ऑक्सीजन-प्लाज्मा की है जरूरत, यहां मिलेगी पूरी जानकारी, कोरोना से जूझ रहे लोगों के लिए बोकारो के इस छात्र ने बनाया खास ऐप|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/bokaro/coronavirus-update-bokaro-oxygen-plasma-is-needed-complete-information-will-be-found-here-this-student-of-bokaro-has-created-a-special-app-for-people-struggling-with-corona-srn|access-date=18 May 2021|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News|language=hi}}{{Cite web|title=Prabhat Khabar RANCHI - City epaper dated Wed, 23 Sep 20|url=https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/2831816/RANCHI-City/Ranchi-City#page/7/1|access-date=18 May 2021|website=epaper.prabhatkhabar.com}}{{Cite web|title=RANCHI - City, Ranchi City : readwhere|url=https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/m5/3084280/RANCHI-City/Ranchi-City#page/8/1|access-date=18 May 2021|website=epaper.prabhatkhabar.com}}{{Cite web|title=BOKARO, BOKARO : readwhere|url=https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/m5/3077548/BOKARO/BOKARO#page/1/1|access-date=18 May 2021|website=epaper.prabhatkhabar.com}}
• Sambit Patra, national spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party.

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• [http://bokaro.nic.in/ Bokaro District website]

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|Southeast = Purulia district, West Bengal

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|West = Ramgarh district

|Northwest = Hazaribagh district

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Category:Districts of Jharkhand

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