Bokaro District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Bokaro is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 9 Taluks, 635 villages and 27 towns in Bokaro district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bokaro district has 394,918 households, population of 2,062,330 of which 1,072,807 are males and 989,523 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 293,786 which is 14.25% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bokaro district is around 922 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Bokaro district is 61.75% out of which 70.76% males are literate and 51.99% females are literate. The total area of Bokaro is 2,883 sq.km with population density of 715 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 52.3% of population lives in Urban area and 47.7% lives in Rural area. There are 14.51% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 12.4% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bokaro district.

Bokaro Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,062,330100%
Hindu1,636,46079.35%
Muslim241,45111.71%
Other religions and persuasions160,5247.78%
Christian13,7300.67%
Sikh4,1740.2%
Religion not stated2,0560.1%
Jain2,0450.1%
Buddhist1,8900.09%

Bokaro Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)4372,446
Number of households188,770206,148
Total Population983,6441,078,686
Population (%)52.65%48.55%
Male Population517,853554,954
Female Population465,791523,732
Sex Ratio899944
Literacy (%)70.79%53.51%

List of Taluks in Bokaro

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Bokaro district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chas813,4025771410903
Gumia231,185677341944
Chandankiyari230,238376613925
Bermo189,777981942915
Nawadih138,454314440968
Chandrapura132,1621211094919
Peterwar132,150319414940
Jaridih104,988201521928
Kasmar89,974200449958

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Bokaro Population Facts

Number of Households394,918
Population2,062,330
Male Population1,072,807 (52.02%)
Female Population989,523 (47.98%)
Children Population293,786
Area2,883 km2
Population density/km2715
Sex-ratio922
Literacy61.75%
Male Literacy70.76%
Female Literacy51.99%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %12.4%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %14.51%

Map of Bokaro, Jharkhand