Bokaro district

district of Jharkhand, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Jharkhand
Division: North Chotanagpur
Headquarters: Bokaro Steel City
Deputy commissioner: Sri Ajay Nath Jha ( IAS )
Superintendent of police: Sri Harvinder Singh ( IPS )
Lok sabha constituencies: 1. Dhanbad (shared with Dhanbad district), 2. Giridih (shared with Giridih district)
Mp: Dhulu Mahato ( BJP )
Total: 2,883 km (1,113 sq mi)
Density: 715.3/km (1,853/sq mi)
Literacy: 72.01%
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )

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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. It is the part of State Capital Region(SCR).