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district · Census 2011 · code 355

Bokaro population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.

Jharkhand · Census 2011
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population2,062,330people
Households394,918PCA households
Literacy rate72.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.23%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,062,3301,078,686983,644
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds394,918206,148188,770
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6293,786169,694124,092
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.25%15.73%12.62%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males922944899
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6923944894
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,273,520577,178696,342
Literacy rate%72.01%63.5%81.01%
Male literacy rate%82.51%76.41%88.81%
Female literacy rate%60.63%49.81%72.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople299,227175,690123,537
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople255,626182,22373,403
Total workersCensus workers685,368412,813272,555
Work participation rate%33.23%38.27%27.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months380,304166,113214,191
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months305,064246,70058,364
Non-workerspeople1,376,962665,873711,089

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1127, 1128, 1129; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 394,918 households and 2,062,330 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 47.7% of the population. Rural residents made up 52.3%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.51% for males and 60.63% for females.
  • Of 685,368 workers, 55.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators50,94086,581
Agricultural labourers23,861102,545
Household industry workers10,56411,107
Other workers294,939104,831

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 362723

Bokaro Steel City

414,820 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801778

Chas

141,640 people within this district · Town

Census code 801777

Phusro

89,178 people within this district · Town

Census code 362417

Gumia

48,141 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362296

Bokaro

39,305 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362299

Jaridih Bazar

31,882 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362288

Chandrapura

27,425 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362292

Dugda

22,740 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362298

Bermo

17,401 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362420

Saram

15,212 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362286

Telo

14,274 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362594

Bandh Dih

13,192 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362418

Hasir

11,195 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362595

Jena

8,143 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362596

Tanr Balidih

7,982 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362724

Bandhgora

7,859 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362297

Kurpania

7,789 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362854

Bhojudih

7,005 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362287

Narra

5,390 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362289

Termi

5,111 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362853

Amlabad

4,636 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362264

Bhandra

4,606 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362486

Tenu

4,533 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362291

Sijhua

4,376 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362290

Bursera

4,070 people within this district · Census town

Census code 362419

Lalpania

3,659 people within this district · Census town