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| Settlement type | District of Jharkhand |
| Country | India |
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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.
Economy
In 2006, the Indian government named Bokaro one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Bokaro district has a population of 2,062,330,[2] This gives it a ranking of 222nd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of Template:Convert.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 15.99%.[2] Bokaro has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 73.48%.[2] Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.4% of total population. Template:Bar box 79.35% of the population is Hindu, 11.71% Muslim, and 7.78% Sarna.
Languages
Template:Pie chart At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 46.23% of the population in the district spoke Khortha, 13.61% Hindi, 11.39% Santali, 10.67% Bengali, 5.71% Bhojpuri, 4.09% Urdu, 4.04% Magahi and 1.14% Maithili as their first language.[3]
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Notable people
Geography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. National Institute of Rural Development(8 September 2009). Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 District Census 2011. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ↑ ऑक्सीजन-प्लाज्मा की है जरूरत, यहां मिलेगी पूरी जानकारी, कोरोना से जूझ रहे लोगों के लिए बोकारो के इस छात्र ने बनाया खास ऐप. Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ↑ Prabhat Khabar RANCHI - City epaper dated Wed, 23 Sep 20. epaper.prabhatkhabar.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ↑ RANCHI - City, Ranchi City : readwhere. epaper.prabhatkhabar.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ↑ BOKARO, BOKARO : readwhere. epaper.prabhatkhabar.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
External links
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