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
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
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
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
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.

List of Tehsils in Bokaro

9

Bermo

Area: 98 Km2

Population

189,777

Male

99,086%

Females

90,691

Chandankiyari

Area: 376 Km2

Population

230,238

Male

119,606%

Females

110,632

Chandrapura

Area: 121 Km2

Population

132,162

Male

68,881%

Females

63,281

Chas

Area: 577 Km2

Population

813,402

Male

427,453%

Females

385,949

Gumia

Area: 677 Km2

Population

231,185

Male

118,918%

Females

112,267

Jaridih

Area: 201 Km2

Population

104,988

Male

54,445%

Females

50,543

Kasmar

Area: 200 Km2

Population

89,974

Male

45,947%

Females

44,027

Nawadih

Area: 314 Km2

Population

138,454

Male

70,344%

Females

68,110

Peterwar

Area: 319 Km2

Population

132,150

Male

68,127%

Females

64,023