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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bokaro district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| total_type = Total<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_skyline = Gateway to Sewati Hills.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Sewati Hills<br />
| image_map = Bokaro in Jharkhand (India).svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Bokaro district in Jharkhand<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| coor_pinpoint = Bokaro Steel City<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Chotanagpur Division|North Chotanagpur]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Bokaro Steel City]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = 8<br />
| area_total_km2 = 2883<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population_as_of = <br />
| population_total = 2,062,330<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_urban = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = 73.48%<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio<br />
| demographics1_info2 = <br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]] (shared with Dhanbad district), 2. [[Giridih (Lok Sabha constituency)|Giridih]] (shared with Giridih district)<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]<br />
| leader_name2 = Pashupatinath Singh ([[BJP]])<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank_name_sec1 = <br />
| blank_info_sec1 = <br />
| blank_name_sec2 = <br />
| blank_info_sec2 = <br />
| website = http://bokaro.nic.in/<br />
}}<br />
'''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]].<br />
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==Economy==<br />
In 2006, the Indian government named Bokaro one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Bokaro district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,062,330,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 222nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 716 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.99%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bokaro has a [[sex ratio]] of 916 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.48%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.4% of total population.<br />
{{Bar box<br />
|title=Religion in Bokaro district<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
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|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
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{{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|79.35}}<br />
{{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|11.71}}<br />
{{Bar percent|[[Sarna sthal|Sarna]]|maroon|7.78}}<br />
{{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.16}}<br />
}}<br />
79.35% of the population is Hindu, 11.71% Muslim, and 7.78% Sarna.<br />
===Languages===<br />
{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages in Bokaro (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
|label1=[[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value1=46.23 |color1=Red<br />
|label2=[[Hindi]] |value2=13.61 |color2=orange<br />
|label3=[[Santali language|Santali]] |value3=11.39 |color3=mediumblue<br />
|label4=[[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value4=10.67 |color4=gold<br />
|label5=[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value5=5.71 |color5=lightsalmon<br />
|label6=[[Urdu]] |value6=4.09 |color6=Green<br />
|label7=[[Magahi language|Magahi]] |value7=4.04 |color7=coral<br />
|label8=[[Maithili language|Maithili]] |value8=1.14 |color8=moccasin<br />
|label9=Others |value9=3.14 |color9=grey<br />
}}<br />
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 46.23% of the population in the district spoke [[Khortha language|Khortha]], 13.61% [[Hindi]], 11.39% [[Santali language|Santali]], 10.67% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 5.71% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 4.09% [[Urdu]], 4.04% [[Magahi language|Magahi]] and 1.14% [[Maithili language|Maithili]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref><br />
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{{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|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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* Ravi Prakash, founder of Screamer (screamer.in) and COVIDEXCHANGE.<ref>{{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=2021-05-18|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{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=2021-05-18|website=epaper.prabhatkhabar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=RANCHI - City, Ranchi City : readwhere|url=https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/m5/3084280/RANCHI-City/Ranchi-City#page/8/1|access-date=2021-05-18|website=epaper.prabhatkhabar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BOKARO, BOKARO : readwhere|url=https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/m5/3077548/BOKARO/BOKARO#page/1/1|access-date=2021-05-18|website=epaper.prabhatkhabar.com}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
{{Geographic Location<br />
|title = '''Situation of Bokaro district'''<br />
|Northwest = <br />
|North = <br />
|Northeast = [[Giridih district]]<br />
|West = <br />
|Centre = Bokaro<br />
|East = <br />
|Southwest = <br />
|South = <br />
|Southeast = <br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Bokaro district}}<br />
* [http://bokaro.nic.in/ Bokaro District website]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Bokaro district<br />
|North = [[Giridih district]]<br />
|Northeast = [[Dhanbad district]]<br />
|East = <br />
|Southeast = [[Purulia district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
|South = <br />
|Southwest = <br />
|West = [[Ramgarh district]]<br />
|Northwest = [[Hazaribagh district]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{Districts of Jharkhand}}<br />
{{Blocks of Bokaro district}}<br />
{{North Chotanagpur Division}}<br />
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}<br />
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{{Coord|23.6892|N|86.110|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}}<br />
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[[Category:Coal mining districts in India]]<br />
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