Bokaro Steel City

Bokaro Steel City
Metropolis
Bokaro Steel Plant in Bokaro Steel City
Vedanta ESL Steel Plant
City Park
The Bokaro Mall
Tenughat Dam
City Centre, Bokaro
Bokaro Steel City is located in Jharkhand
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro Steel City
Location in Jharkhand, India
Bokaro Steel City is located in India
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro Steel City (India)
Coordinates: 23°40′N 86°09′E / 23.67°N 86.15°E / 23.67; 86.15
Country India
State Jharkhand
DistrictBokaro
Founded bySteel Authority of India
Named forSteel Manufacturing Sector/Gas Exploration/Coalfields
Government
 • TypeCorporate
 • BodySteel Authority of India
Area
Includes the sub urban area of Chas Municipal Corporation and Balidih Industrial Area.
 • Metropolis
183 km2 (71 sq mi)
 • Rank5th in state
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 • Metropolis
563,417
 • Rank4th in state
 • Metro
1,100,000 (proposed)
DemonymBokaroite
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
827 001
Telephone/ STD code(+91)- 06542
Vehicle registrationJH-09
Lok Sabha constituencyDhanbad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBokaro
Websitebokaro.nic.in

Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City (pronunciationⓘ), is a large and planned city in Jharkhand, India.[1] It is the fourth most populous city in the state[2] and one of the first planned cities of India.[3] Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro district.[4] The city is located on the banks of Garga River and on the fringes of Bokaro river and is surrounded by hill ranges at Giridih and Ramgarh districts.[5] It is one of the most peaceful cities in India.[6] As per 2011 census, the city's population was 563,417 and 1,100,000 of its metropolitan area.[7] The city span across 183 km in geographic area.[5]

Marafari is the oldest settlement in Bokaro which was just a village during the time of Mughals and Sultanates.[4] The nearby cities of Purulia was ruled by Maharaja of Kashipur.[7] Manbhum region also covered Bokaro which was ruled by Mughal and Sultanates. After independence, it became a part of Bihar state. Bokaro Steel City is the headquarters of the Bokaro District as well as Koylanchal range (Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih) and is also one of the headquarters of the Police IG zone, apart from Ranchi and Dumka, covering seven districts- Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Giridih, Koderma, Chatra, Bokaro, and Ramgarh (North Chotanagpur Division).[8]

Bokaro has emerged as a commercial, industrial, healthcare, sports, educational and startup hub. It is India's first global active city (GAC). Private property is absent in the city, with all property being public-owned. Despite this, the city has a cosmopolitan culture with people belonging to different ethnicity from South India as well as North India, representing its unique attributes, giving the city the character of Mini India while having heavy an influence of Bihari and Bengali culture.[9] The city hosts tourist spots such as Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park, Pindrajora, Tenughat Dam etc. It has multiple big corporations operating such as Steel Authority of India, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Damodar Valley Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, INOX Group, Jaypee Cement, Orica, Vedanta Resources, Dalmia Cement, Electrosteel Castings and various other industries. It lies on the mineral-rich Chota Nagpur Plateau and a Coal Bed Methane(Gas) reserves of 45 billion cubic metres.[10][11] It has one of the most important coalfields of India in nearby areas which are Jharia, Kulti, West Bokaro, East Bokaro and Ramgarh.

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  3. ^ "About Bokaro, Introduction on Bokaro, All About Bokaro District". www.bokaroonline.in. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "History | District Bokaro, Government of Jharkhand | India". Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Geography of Bokaro, Climate and Demography of Bokaro". www.bokaroonline.in. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Bokaro, Hazaribagh peaceful, a day after communal clashes on Ram Navmi". Hindustan Times. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Story of my hometown bokaro steel city". Every Corner a Story. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Organization Chart | Department of Police, State Government of Jharkhand, India". www.jhpolice.gov.in. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Lifestyle in Bokaro". Bokaro Online. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ "ONGC, partners to invest Rs 823 crore for gas in Bokaro block". The Economic Times. PTI. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. ^ History, Kenneth Pletcher Senior Editor, Geography and (15 August 2010). The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-61530-142-3. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)