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 394918 households, population of 2062330 of which 1072807 are males and 989523 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 293786 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 2883 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
Total2062330100%
Hindu163646079.35%
Muslim24145111.71%
Other religions and persuasions1605247.78%
Christian137300.67%
Sikh41740.2%
Religion not stated20560.1%
Jain20450.1%
Buddhist18900.09%

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)436.792446.21
Number of households188770206148
Total Population9836441078686
Population (%)52.65%48.55%
Male Population517853554954
Female Population465791523732
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
Chas813402576.791410903
Gumia231185677.16341944
Chandankiyari230238375.58613925
Bermo18977797.701942915
Nawadih138454314.39440968
Chandrapura132162120.851094919
Peterwar132150319414940
Jaridih104988201.33521928
Kasmar89974200.19449958

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Bokaro Population Facts

Number of Households394918
Population2062330
Male Population1072807 (52.02%)
Female Population989523 (47.98%)
Children Population293786
Area2883 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