Bokaro

This page provides an overview of Bokaro: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

9,328,006
Population
1,785,820
Households
925
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
60.8%
Approx. literacy

Bokaro has an aggregated population of 9,328,006. Approximately 44.22% live in rural areas (4,124,660) and 21.09% live in urban areas (1,967,288).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 4,124,660 3
Bermo 383,776 6
Chandankiyari 679,073 131
Chandrapura 313,100 24
Chas 1,875,887 129
Gumia 593,268 120
Jaridih 285,647 42
Kasmar 269,922 71
Nawadih 410,756 72
Peterwar 391,917 67

Population summary

Bokaro has a population of 9,328,006 (4,846,182 males and 4,481,824 females). The sex ratio is about 925 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population9,328,006
Male4,846,182
Female4,481,824
Rural population4,124,660 (44.22%)
Urban population1,967,288 (21.09%)
Households1,785,820

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 60.8%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,671,258
Total illiterates3,656,748

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,372,598 (14.71%). ST: 1,204,727 (12.92%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,372,59814.71%
ST1,204,72712.92%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,344,838 (14.42%). Workers: 3,154,285 (33.82%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,344,83814.42%
Total workers3,154,28533.82%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Bokaro 2,062,330
Bokaro 1,078,686
Bokaro 983,644
Chas 813,402
Chas 564,319
Chas 249,083
Gumia 231,185
Chandankiyari 230,238
Chandankiyari 218,597
Bermo 189,777