Bokaro district

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Bokaro district
District of Jharkhand
Clockwise from top-left: Kalika Maharani Temple in Chas, Dugda railway station, Bokaro Steel Plant, Sewati Hills, Dam on Damodar River
Location of Bokaro district in Jharkhand
Bokaro district
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	North Chotanagpur
Headquarters	Bokaro Steel City
Tehsils	8
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Smt Jadav Vijaya Narayan Rao (IAS)
• Superintendent of police	Sri Manoj Swargiary (IPS)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	1. Dhanbad (shared with Dhanbad district), 2. Giridih (shared with Giridih district)
• MP	Dhulu Mahato (BJP)
Area
• Total	2,883 km2 (1,113 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,062,330
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	72.01%
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 18, NH 320, NH 218
Website	bokaro.nic.in

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).