Bokaro District

Jharkhand

Bokaro district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Bokaro Steel City. It covers 2,883 sq km and had a population of 20,62,330 at the 2011 census, a density of 715 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Bokaro Steel City
Area
2,883 sq km
Population
20.62 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
715 /km²
Literacy Rate
72.01%
Sex Ratio
922
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Bokaro District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Bokaro district.

Total Population
20.62 Lakh
Male Population
10.73 Lakh
Female Population
9.90 Lakh
Rural Population
10.78 Lakh
Urban Population
9.84 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2.52 Lakh
Literacy Rate
72.01%
Population Density
715 /km²
Sex Ratio
922
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 82.51%Female literacy 60.63%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Bokaro district.

2
Tehsils
9
Blocks
78
Nyay Panchayats
249
Gram Panchayats
632
Villages
Headquarters
Bokaro Steel City
Languages
Khortha, Hindi, Bengali, Santhali
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
23.67° N, 86.15° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bokaro

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Dhanbad

Constituency No. 7 · General
Primary
Dulu Mahato
Dulu Mahato
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bokaro
  • Chandankiyari
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Bokaro

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Gomia
No. 34
YP
Yogendra Prasad
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA
Bermo
No. 35
KJ
Kumar Jaimangal
Indian National Congress
MLA
Bokaro
No. 36 · Dhanbad
SS
Shwettaa Singh
Indian National Congress
MLA
Chandankiyari
No. 37 · Dhanbad
UR
Uma Kant Rajak
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA

Your Representatives from Bokaro

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bokaro district.

  • Dulu Mahato
    Dulu Mahato
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Dhanbad · No. 7
  • YP
    Yogendra Prasad
    Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
    MLA
    Gomia · No. 34
  • KJ
    Kumar Jaimangal
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Bermo · No. 35
  • SS
    Shwettaa Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Bokaro · No. 36
  • UR
    Uma Kant Rajak
    Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
    MLA
    Chandankiyari · No. 37

Election History

Lok Sabha

Dhanbad · No. 7

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPDulu Mahato
    Votes 7,89,172Vote share 55.71%Margin 3,31,583
    1. 1. Dulu Mahato · BJP7,89,172 (55.71%)
    2. 2. Anupama Singh · INC4,57,589 (32.31%)
    3. 3. Jagdish Mahato · Independent42,100 (2.97%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPPashupati Nath Singh
    Votes 8,28,686Vote share 66.03%Margin 4,86,194
    1. 1. Pashupati Nath Singh · BJP8,28,686 (66.03%)
    2. 2. Kirti Azad · INC3,42,492 (27.29%)
    3. 3. Siddharth Gautam · Independent32,620 (2.6%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPPashupati Nath Singh
    Votes 5,43,491Vote share 47.51%Margin 2,92,954
    1. 1. Pashupati Nath Singh · BJP5,43,491 (47.51%)
    2. 2. Ajay Kumar Dubey · INC2,50,537 (21.89%)
    3. 3. Samresh Singh · Marxist Co-ordination Committee1,32,450 (11.58%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jharkhand
State
Bokaro
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 7
4 Assembly
No. 34, 35, 36, 37

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Bokaro District at a Glance

State
Jharkhand
Headquarters
Bokaro Steel City
Area
2,883 sq km
Population
20.62 Lakh
Population density
715 per km²
Sex ratio
922 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
72.01%
Languages
Khortha, Hindi, Bengali, Santhali
Tehsils
2
Blocks
9
Gram panchayats
249
Villages
632
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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