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About Bokaro District
Bokaro is a district in Jharkhand, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Bokaro was 2,062,330 with a growth rate of 16.01%. Bokaro covers 2,883 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Bokaro's population is 922 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 923 females out of 1000 males.
For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Bokaro, Urban/Rural population of Bokaro, Literacy data of Bokaro and Religion wise data of Bokaro. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Bokaro,Jharkhand, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.
Area, population and sex ratio of Bokaro
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Population | 2,062,330 | Growth (%) | 16.01 |
Male Population | 1,072,807 | Sex Ratio | 922 |
Female Population | 989,523 | Child Sex Ratio | 923 |
Area ( In Km. Square ) | 2,883 |
Bokaro has a total population of 2,062,330 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,072,807 while the female population 989,523. The state area is 2,883 square kilometers.
In terms of demographic statistics, Bokaro has sex ratio of 922 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 923. Bokaro makes up % of India's total population.
Urban/Rural Population of Bokaro
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Urban Population | 983,644 | Rural Population | 1,078,686 |
Urban Population (%) | 47.70 | Rural Population (%) | 52.30 |
Urban male Population | 517,853 | Rural Male Population | 554,954 |
Urban Female Population | 465,791 | Rural Female Population | 523,732 |
Urban Sex Ratio | 899 | Rural Sex Ratio | 944 |
Bokaro urban population is 983,644 (47.70% of the total), while the rural population is 1,078,686 (52.30% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.
Among the urban population 517,853 are males, and 465,791 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 554,954 are males and 523,732 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 944 females per 1000 males.
Literacy data of Bokaro
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Literate | 1,273,520 | Literacy (%) | 72.01 |
Male Literate | 759,088 | Male Literacy (%) | 82.51 |
Female Literate | 514,432 | Female Literacy (%) | 60.63 |
Urban Literate | 696,342 | Rural Literate | 577,178 |
Urban Male Literates | 401,725 | Urban Male Literacy (%) | 88.81 |
Rural Male Literates | 357,363 | Rural Male Literacy (%) | 76.41 |
Urban Female Literates | 294,617 | Urban Female Literacy (%) | 72.35 |
Rural Female Literates | 219,815 | Rural Female Literacy (%) | 49.81 |
The literacy data of Bokaro highlights a total literacy rate stands at 72.01% with 1,273,520 literate individuals. Male literacy is 82.51% while female literacy is lower at 60.63% among them, 759,088 males and 514,432 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.
Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 696,342 people being literate, with men at 88.81% and female at 72.35%, compared to rural areas whereas 577,178 people are literate, with male at 76.41% and female at 49.81%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.
Religion Wise Data of Bokaro
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Hindu | 1,636,460 | Hindu (%) | 79.35 |
Muslim | 241,451 | Muslim (%) | 11.71 |
Sikh | 4,174 | Sikh (%) | 0.20 |
Christian | 13,730 | Christian (%) | 0.67 |
Jain | 2,045 | Jain (%) | 0.10 |
Buddhist | 1,890 | Buddhist (%) | 0.09 |
Other | 160,524 | Other (%) | 7.78 |
Not Avaiable | 2,056 | Not Avaiable (%) | 0.10 |
Bokaro population is mostly hindu (79.35%) with a total 1,636,460 people. Muslim(11.71%) with a total 241,451 people. Sikh are (0.20%) with a total 4,174 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.67% with 13,730 people). Jain (0.10% with 2,045 people) Buddhist (0.09% with 1,890 people) and Other (7.78% with 160,524 people). Around (0.10% with 2,056 people) did not specify their religion.